diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 07000cce58..d04789dfbd 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 - Check that the workflow name provided with a template doesn't contain dashes ([#1822](https://github.com/nf-core/tools/pull/1822))
 - `nextflow run <pipeline> --version` will now print the workflow version from the manifest and exit ([#1951](https://github.com/nf-core/tools/pull/1951))
 - Add profile for running `docker` with the ARM chips (including Apple silicon) ([#1942](https://github.com/nf-core/tools/pull/1942) and [#2034](https://github.com/nf-core/tools/pull/2034))
+- Flip execution order of parameter summary printing and parameter validation to prevent 'hiding' of parameter errors.
 
 ### Linting
 
diff --git a/nf_core/pipeline-template/lib/WorkflowMain.groovy b/nf_core/pipeline-template/lib/WorkflowMain.groovy
index 32425c20e9..714e659de9 100755
--- a/nf_core/pipeline-template/lib/WorkflowMain.groovy
+++ b/nf_core/pipeline-template/lib/WorkflowMain.groovy
@@ -64,15 +64,14 @@ class WorkflowMain {
             System.exit(0)
         }
 
+        // Print parameter summary log to screen
+        log.info paramsSummaryLog(workflow, params, log)
+
         // Validate workflow parameters via the JSON schema
         if (params.validate_params) {
             NfcoreSchema.validateParameters(workflow, params, log)
         }
 
-        // Print parameter summary log to screen
-
-        log.info paramsSummaryLog(workflow, params, log)
-
         // Check that a -profile or Nextflow config has been provided to run the pipeline
         NfcoreTemplate.checkConfigProvided(workflow, log)