diff --git a/base/v0_6_exp/validate.go b/base/v0_6_exp/validate.go
index 70874df5..715043a9 100644
--- a/base/v0_6_exp/validate.go
+++ b/base/v0_6_exp/validate.go
@@ -27,37 +27,33 @@ import (
 func (rs Resource) Validate(c path.ContextPath) (r report.Report) {
 	var field string
 	sources := 0
-	if rs.Local != nil {
+	var config string
+	switch {
+	case rs.Local != nil:
 		sources++
 		field = "local"
-		config := *rs.Local
-		_, report, err := exp.Parse([]byte(config))
-		if err != nil {
-			r.Merge(report)
-		} else {
-			r.AddOnError(c.Append("ignition", "config", "merge", "local"), common.ErrEmptyReport)
-		}
-	}
-	if rs.Inline != nil {
+		config = *rs.Local
+	case rs.Inline != nil:
 		sources++
 		field = "inline"
-		config := *rs.Inline
-		_, report, err := exp.Parse([]byte(config))
-		if err != nil {
-			r.Merge(report)
-		} else {
-			r.AddOnError(c.Append("ignition", "config", "merge", "local"), common.ErrEmptyReport)
-		}
-	}
-	if rs.Source != nil {
+		config = *rs.Inline
+	case rs.Source != nil:
 		sources++
 		field = "source"
 	}
 	if sources > 1 {
 		r.AddOnError(c.Append(field), common.ErrTooManyResourceSources)
+	} else {
+		if field == "local" || field == "inline" {
+			_, report, err := exp.Parse([]byte(config))
+			if len(report.Entries) > 0 {
+				r.Merge(report)
+			} else {
+				r.AddOnWarn(c.Append("ignition", "config", "merge", field), err)
+			}
+		}
 	}
-
-	return r
+	return
 }
 
 func (fs Filesystem) Validate(c path.ContextPath) (r report.Report) {