diff --git a/lib/lint.sh b/lib/lint.sh
index 7ecc644..960eba0 100644
--- a/lib/lint.sh
+++ b/lib/lint.sh
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ lint_markdown_file() {
 
   # 1. Check frontmatter delimiters
   if [[ $(head -n 1 "$file") != "---" ]]; then
-    warn "Missing frontmatter start (---) in: $file"
+    error "Missing frontmatter start (---) in: $file"
     errors=$((errors + 1))
   fi
 
@@ -31,14 +31,14 @@ lint_markdown_file() {
   local mandatory_fields=("title:" "type:" "domain:" "maturity:" "last_updated:")
   for field in "${mandatory_fields[@]}"; do
     if ! grep -q "^${field}" "$file"; then
-      warn "Missing mandatory field '${field}' in: $file"
+      error "Missing mandatory field '${field}' in: $file"
       errors=$((errors + 1))
     fi
   done
 
   # 3. Check domain matches genome name
   if grep -q "^domain:" "$file" && ! grep -q "^domain: ${genome_name}" "$file"; then
-    warn "Domain mismatch in $file (expected '${genome_name}')"
+    error "Domain mismatch in $file (expected '${genome_name}')"
     errors=$((errors + 1))
   fi
 
@@ -70,8 +70,8 @@ check_valid_type() {
   done
 
   if [[ $valid -eq 0 ]]; then
-    warn "Invalid type value '${type_value}' in: $file"
-    warn "  Valid types: ${VALID_TYPES[*]}"
+    error "Invalid type value '${type_value}' in: $file"
+    error "  Valid types: ${VALID_TYPES[*]}"
     return 1
   fi
 
@@ -144,8 +144,8 @@ check_knowledge_decay() {
   esac
 
   if [[ $days_old -gt $threshold ]]; then
-    warn "STALE: $file"
-    warn "  maturity: ${maturity} | last_updated: ${last_updated} | ${days_old} days ago (threshold: ${threshold})"
+    error "STALE: $file"
+    error "  maturity: ${maturity} | last_updated: ${last_updated} | ${days_old} days ago (threshold: ${threshold})"
     return 1
   fi