diff --git a/lib/functions/validation.sh b/lib/functions/validation.sh
index 8cc0cddd..4b726883 100755
--- a/lib/functions/validation.sh
+++ b/lib/functions/validation.sh
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ function GetValidationInfo() {
   info "Gathering user validation information..."
 
   if [[ "${USE_FIND_ALGORITHM}" == "true" ]] && [[ "${VALIDATE_ALL_CODEBASE}" == "false" ]]; then
-    fail "Setting USE_FIND_ALGORITHM to true and VALIDATE_ALL_CODEBASE to false is not supported because super-linter relies on Git to validate changed files."
+    fatal "Setting USE_FIND_ALGORITHM to true and VALIDATE_ALL_CODEBASE to false is not supported because super-linter relies on Git to validate changed files."
   fi
 
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