diff --git a/extensions/openpower-pels/registry/README.md b/extensions/openpower-pels/registry/README.md
index d637b75..154622e 100644
--- a/extensions/openpower-pels/registry/README.md
+++ b/extensions/openpower-pels/registry/README.md
@@ -524,13 +524,13 @@
 2. If a new component ID is used (usually the first byte of the SRC reason
    code), document it in O_component_ids.json.
 3. Validate the file. It must be valid JSON and obey the schema. The
-   `process_registry.py` script in `extensions/openpower-pels/registry/tools`
+   `validate_registry.py` script in `extensions/openpower-pels/registry/tools`
    will validate both, though it requires the python-jsonschema package to do
    the schema validation. This script is also run to validate the message
    registry as part of CI testing.
 
    ```sh
-   ./tools/process_registry.py -v -s schema/schema.json -r message_registry.json
+   ./tools/validate_registry.py -s schema/schema.json -r message_registry.json
    ```
 
 4. One can test what PELs are generated from these new entries without writing
diff --git a/extensions/openpower-pels/registry/run-ci.sh b/extensions/openpower-pels/registry/run-ci.sh
index 277b12e..023d22c 100755
--- a/extensions/openpower-pels/registry/run-ci.sh
+++ b/extensions/openpower-pels/registry/run-ci.sh
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 #!/bin/sh
-/usr/bin/env python3 extensions/openpower-pels/registry/tools/process_registry.py \
-    -v -s extensions/openpower-pels/registry/schema/schema.json \
+/usr/bin/env python3 extensions/openpower-pels/registry/tools/validate_registry.py \
+    -s extensions/openpower-pels/registry/schema/schema.json \
     -r extensions/openpower-pels/registry/message_registry.json
diff --git a/extensions/openpower-pels/registry/tools/process_registry.py b/extensions/openpower-pels/registry/tools/validate_registry.py
similarity index 89%
rename from extensions/openpower-pels/registry/tools/process_registry.py
rename to extensions/openpower-pels/registry/tools/validate_registry.py
index c6a86f8..285b3b4 100755
--- a/extensions/openpower-pels/registry/tools/process_registry.py
+++ b/extensions/openpower-pels/registry/tools/validate_registry.py
@@ -145,15 +145,7 @@
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
     parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(
-        description="PEL message registry processor"
-    )
-
-    parser.add_argument(
-        "-v",
-        "--validate",
-        action="store_true",
-        dest="validate",
-        help="Validate the JSON using the schema",
+        description="PEL message registry validator"
     )
 
     parser.add_argument(
@@ -161,6 +153,7 @@
         "--schema-file",
         dest="schema_file",
         help="The message registry JSON schema file",
+        required=True,
     )
 
     parser.add_argument(
@@ -168,7 +161,9 @@
         "--registry-file",
         dest="registry_file",
         help="The message registry JSON file",
+        required=True,
     )
+
     parser.add_argument(
         "-k",
         "--skip-schema-validation",
@@ -179,15 +174,8 @@
 
     args = parser.parse_args()
 
-    if args.validate:
-        if not args.schema_file:
-            sys.exit("Schema file required")
+    schema = args.schema_file
+    if args.skip_schema:
+        schema = None
 
-        if not args.registry_file:
-            sys.exit("Registry file required")
-
-        schema = args.schema_file
-        if args.skip_schema:
-            schema = None
-
-        validate_schema(args.registry_file, schema)
+    validate_schema(args.registry_file, schema)