diff --git a/tdrs-backend/tdpservice/parsers/validators/test/test_category3.py b/tdrs-backend/tdpservice/parsers/validators/test/test_category3.py
index b91269fff..22957c3b3 100644
--- a/tdrs-backend/tdpservice/parsers/validators/test/test_category3.py
+++ b/tdrs-backend/tdpservice/parsers/validators/test/test_category3.py
@@ -647,14 +647,13 @@ def test_deprecate__WORK_ELIGIBLE_INDICATOR__HOH__AGE():
         'RPT_MONTH_YEAR': '202010',
     }
     result = deprecate_call(category3.validate__WORK_ELIGIBLE_INDICATOR__HOH__AGE())(instance, schema)
-    print(result)
-    assert result == [
+    assert result == (
         False,
         'T1: Since Item 1 (work eligible indicator) is 11 and Item 3 (Age) is less than 19, '
         'then Item 2 (relationship w/ head of household) must not be 1.',
         ['WORK_ELIGIBLE_INDICATOR', 'RELATIONSHIP_HOH', 'DATE_OF_BIRTH'],
         True
-    ]
+    )
     instance['DATE_OF_BIRTH'] = '19950101'
     result = category3.validate__WORK_ELIGIBLE_INDICATOR__HOH__AGE()(instance, schema)
     assert result == (True, None, ['WORK_ELIGIBLE_INDICATOR', 'RELATIONSHIP_HOH', 'DATE_OF_BIRTH'], False)
diff --git a/tdrs-backend/tdpservice/parsers/validators/util.py b/tdrs-backend/tdpservice/parsers/validators/util.py
index 238b48e24..1a62fcc96 100644
--- a/tdrs-backend/tdpservice/parsers/validators/util.py
+++ b/tdrs-backend/tdpservice/parsers/validators/util.py
@@ -42,8 +42,10 @@ def wrapper(*args, **kwargs):
 
         def deprecated_validator(*args, **kwargs):
             make_val = validator(*wrapper_args, **wrapper_kwargs)
-            is_valid, error, _ = make_val(*args, **kwargs)
-            return (is_valid, error, True)
+            result = []
+            result.extend(make_val(*args, **kwargs))
+            result[-1] = True
+            return tuple(result)
         return deprecated_validator
     return wrapper
 
@@ -55,10 +57,10 @@ def deprecate_call(validator):
     `deprecate_call(category1.recordHasLengthBetween(117, 156))`.
     """
     def deprecated_validator(*args, **kwargs):
-        ret = []
-        ret.extend(validator(*args, **kwargs))
-        ret[-1] = True
-        return ret
+        result = []
+        result.extend(validator(*args, **kwargs))
+        result[-1] = True
+        return tuple(result)
     return deprecated_validator