diff --git a/scripts/track_anything.sh b/scripts/track_anything.sh
index d80689e..f81b0bc 100644
--- a/scripts/track_anything.sh
+++ b/scripts/track_anything.sh
@@ -92,12 +92,14 @@ _poll() {
 
   local failed=0
   if [ "$JQ_VALIDATION" ];then
-    echo "$NEWVAL" | jq -e "$JQ_VALIDATION" > /dev/null || failed=1
+    echo "$NEWVAL" | jq -e "$JQ_VALIDATION" > /dev/null || failed=2
   fi
   if [ "$VALIDATION" ];then
     echo "$NEWVAL" | grep -qE "$VALIDATION" || failed=1
   fi
-  if (( failed ));then
+  if (( failed == 2 ));then
+    warn "$NEWVAL failed jq validation"
+  elif (( failed ));then
     warn "$NEWVAL failed validation"
   else
     echo "$NEWVAL"
@@ -123,7 +125,7 @@ filter() {
 
 # VALIDATORS
 
-VALIDATION=.
+VALIDATION=
 output_integer() {
   VALIDATION='^-?[0-9]+$'
 }
@@ -136,6 +138,7 @@ output_string() {
   VALIDATION="${1-.*}"
 }
 
+JQ_VALIDATION=
 output_json() {
   JQ_VALIDATION="${1-.}"
 }