diff --git a/HIRS_Utils/src/main/java/hirs/utils/rim/ReferenceManifestValidator.java b/HIRS_Utils/src/main/java/hirs/utils/rim/ReferenceManifestValidator.java
index 112c7168..cb3fdd48 100644
--- a/HIRS_Utils/src/main/java/hirs/utils/rim/ReferenceManifestValidator.java
+++ b/HIRS_Utils/src/main/java/hirs/utils/rim/ReferenceManifestValidator.java
@@ -257,6 +257,11 @@ public class ReferenceManifestValidator {
         X509Certificate signingCert = null;
         try {
             signingCert = getCertFromTruststore();
+            if (signingCert == null) {
+                log.error("Unable to locate the signing cert in the provided truststore "
+                        + trustStoreFile);
+                return false;
+            }
         } catch (IOException e) {
             log.warn("Error while parsing signing cert from truststore: " + e.getMessage());
             return false;
diff --git a/tools/tcg_rim_tool/src/main/java/hirs/swid/Main.java b/tools/tcg_rim_tool/src/main/java/hirs/swid/Main.java
index 688be2fb..d9e2bcc1 100644
--- a/tools/tcg_rim_tool/src/main/java/hirs/swid/Main.java
+++ b/tools/tcg_rim_tool/src/main/java/hirs/swid/Main.java
@@ -53,7 +53,11 @@ public class Main {
                         System.out.println("A single cert cannot be used for verification. " +
                                 "The signing cert will be searched for in the trust store.");
                     }
-                    validator.validateSwidtagFile(verifyFile);
+                    if (validator.validateSwidtagFile(verifyFile)) {
+                        System.out.println("Successfully verified " + verifyFile);
+                    } else {
+                        System.out.println("Failed to verify " + verifyFile);
+                    }
                 } else {
                     System.out.println("Need a RIM file to validate!");
                     System.exit(1);