diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index eee5dd8..e5d775a 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 ![version](https://img.shields.io/github/v/release/CodeReaper/lane)
 ![tests](https://github.com/CodeReaper/lane/actions/workflows/tests.yaml/badge.svg)
+[![Go Report Card](https://goreportcard.com/badge/github.com/codereaper/lane)](https://goreportcard.com/report/github.com/codereaper/lane)
 ![license](https://img.shields.io/github/license/CodeReaper/lane.svg)
 
 # lane
diff --git a/internal/translations/flags.go b/internal/translations/flags.go
index e7cc01f..611ac7b 100644
--- a/internal/translations/flags.go
+++ b/internal/translations/flags.go
@@ -18,29 +18,50 @@ type Flags struct {
 }
 
 func (f *Flags) validate() error {
+	if err := f.checkRequiredFields(); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	isIOS := strings.ToLower(f.Kind) == "ios"
+
+	if err := f.checkRequiredFiles(isIOS); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	if isIOS || f.FillIn {
+		if f.DefaultValueIndex <= 0 {
+			return fmt.Errorf("main index not provided")
+		}
+	}
+
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (f *Flags) checkRequiredFields() error {
 	if len(f.Input) == 0 {
 		return fmt.Errorf("input not provided")
 	}
-	if len(f.Kind) == 0 {
-		return fmt.Errorf("kind not provided")
-	}
 	if f.KeyIndex <= 0 {
 		return fmt.Errorf("index not provided")
 	}
+	if len(f.Kind) == 0 {
+		return fmt.Errorf("kind not provided")
+	}
 
-	isIOS := false
-
-	validKind := false
+	valid := false
 	for _, v := range validKinds {
-		if !validKind && v == strings.ToLower(f.Kind) {
-			validKind = true
+		if v == strings.ToLower(f.Kind) {
+			valid = true
 		}
-		isIOS = isIOS || strings.ToLower(f.Kind) == "ios"
 	}
-	if !validKind {
+	if !valid {
 		return fmt.Errorf("invalid kind: %s. Valid kinds are %v", f.Kind, validKinds)
 	}
 
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (f *Flags) checkRequiredFiles(isIOS bool) error {
 	if _, err := os.Stat(f.Input); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
@@ -60,11 +81,5 @@ func (f *Flags) validate() error {
 		}
 	}
 
-	if isIOS || f.FillIn {
-		if f.DefaultValueIndex <= 0 {
-			return fmt.Errorf("main index not provided")
-		}
-	}
-
 	return nil
 }