diff --git a/pkg/types/hashedrekord/v0.0.1/entry.go b/pkg/types/hashedrekord/v0.0.1/entry.go
index 740530a31..93667d95d 100644
--- a/pkg/types/hashedrekord/v0.0.1/entry.go
+++ b/pkg/types/hashedrekord/v0.0.1/entry.go
@@ -158,8 +158,7 @@ func (v *V001Entry) validate() error {
 	}
 	v.sigObj, err = artifactFactory.NewSignature(bytes.NewReader(sig.Content))
 	if err != nil {
-		return errors.Wrap(err, "creating new signature object")
-	}
+		return types.ValidationError(err)
 
 	key := sig.PublicKey
 	if key == nil {
@@ -167,7 +166,7 @@ func (v *V001Entry) validate() error {
 	}
 	v.keyObj, err = artifactFactory.NewPublicKey(bytes.NewReader(key.Content))
 	if err != nil {
-		return errors.Wrap(err, "creating new public key object")
+		return types.ValidationError(err)
 	}
 
 	data := v.HashedRekordObj.Data