diff --git a/chasten/main.py b/chasten/main.py
index ec5b43da..8f9b5962 100644
--- a/chasten/main.py
+++ b/chasten/main.py
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ def validate_file(
     configuration_file_str: str,
     configuration_file_yml: str,
     yml_data_dict: Dict[str, Dict[str, Any]],
-    json_schema: Dict[str, Dict[str, Any]] = validate.JSON_SCHEMA_CONFIG,
+    json_schema: Dict[str, Any] = validate.JSON_SCHEMA_CONFIG,
 ) -> None:
     """Validate the provided file."""
     # perform the validation of the configuration file
@@ -167,14 +167,10 @@ def configure(
             validate.JSON_SCHEMA_CONFIG,
         )
         # if one or more exist, retrieve the name of the checks files
-        (found_checks_file, checks_file_name_list) = validate.extract_checks_file_name(
-            yml_data_dict
-        )
-        output.console.print(found_checks_file)
+        (_, checks_file_name_list) = validate.extract_checks_file_name(yml_data_dict)
         # iteratively extract the contents of each checks file
         # and then validate the contents of that checks file
         for checks_file_name in checks_file_name_list:
-            output.console.print(checks_file_name)
             (
                 configuration_file_str,
                 configuration_file_yml,
diff --git a/chasten/validate.py b/chasten/validate.py
index 80cd7921..75aa5a13 100644
--- a/chasten/validate.py
+++ b/chasten/validate.py
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ def extract_checks_file_name(
 
 def validate_configuration(
     configuration: Dict[str, Dict[str, Any]],
-    schema: Dict[str, Dict[str, Any]] = JSON_SCHEMA_CONFIG,
+    schema: Dict[str, Any] = JSON_SCHEMA_CONFIG,
 ) -> Tuple[bool, str]:
     """Validate the main configuration."""
     # indicate that validation passed; since there
diff --git a/tests/test_validate.py b/tests/test_validate.py
index ffa044e6..ff349628 100644
--- a/tests/test_validate.py
+++ b/tests/test_validate.py
@@ -4,13 +4,13 @@
 from hypothesis import given, strategies
 from hypothesis_jsonschema import from_schema
 
-from chasten.validate import JSON_SCHEMA, validate_main_configuration
+from chasten.validate import JSON_SCHEMA_CONFIG, validate_configuration
 
 
 def test_validate_config_valid_simple():
     """Confirm that validation with built-in schema works for a simple valid example."""
     valid_config_correct_schema = {"chasten": {"verbose": True, "debug-level": "ERROR"}}
-    is_valid, errors = validate_main_configuration(valid_config_correct_schema)
+    is_valid, errors = validate_configuration(valid_config_correct_schema)
     assert is_valid
     assert not errors
 
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ def test_validate_config_valid_realistic():
             ],
         }
     }
-    is_valid, errors = validate_main_configuration(valid_config_correct_schema)
+    is_valid, errors = validate_configuration(valid_config_correct_schema)
     assert is_valid
     assert not errors
 
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ def test_validate_config_valid_realistic():
 def test_validate_config_invalid_simple():
     """Confirm that validation with built-in schema does not work for a simple invalid example."""
     invalid_config_correct_schema = {"chasten": {"verbose": "yes"}}
-    is_valid, errors = validate_main_configuration(invalid_config_correct_schema)
+    is_valid, errors = validate_configuration(invalid_config_correct_schema)
     assert not is_valid
     assert errors
     assert "is not of type" in errors
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ def test_validate_config_invalid_realistic():
             ],
         }
     }
-    is_valid, errors = validate_main_configuration(valid_config_correct_schema)
+    is_valid, errors = validate_configuration(valid_config_correct_schema)
     assert not is_valid
     assert errors
     assert "is not of type" in errors
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ def test_validate_config_invalid_realistic():
 @pytest.mark.fuzz
 def test_validate_empty_config(config):
     """Use Hypothesis to confirm that an empty configuration will validate."""
-    is_valid, errors = validate_main_configuration(config)
+    is_valid, errors = validate_configuration(config)
     assert is_valid
     assert not errors
 
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ def test_validate_empty_config(config):
 @pytest.mark.fuzz
 def test_validate_config_with_verbose(config):
     """Use Hypothesis to confirm that a very simple valid schema will validate correctly."""
-    is_valid, errors = validate_main_configuration(config)
+    is_valid, errors = validate_configuration(config)
     assert is_valid
     assert not errors
 
@@ -107,15 +107,15 @@ def test_validate_config_with_verbose(config):
 @pytest.mark.fuzz
 def test_validate_config_with_debug_level(config):
     """Use Hypothesis to confirm that a simple valid schema will validate correctly."""
-    is_valid, errors = validate_main_configuration(config)
+    is_valid, errors = validate_configuration(config)
     assert is_valid
     assert not errors
 
 
-@given(from_schema(JSON_SCHEMA))
+@given(from_schema(JSON_SCHEMA_CONFIG))
 @pytest.mark.fuzz
 def test_integers(config):
     """Use Hypothesis and the JSON schema plugin to confirm validation works for all possible valid instances."""
-    is_valid, errors = validate_main_configuration(config)
+    is_valid, errors = validate_configuration(config)
     assert is_valid
     assert not errors