diff --git a/lib/bolognese/cli.rb b/lib/bolognese/cli.rb
index 7d6bae50..1f0eeed8 100644
--- a/lib/bolognese/cli.rb
+++ b/lib/bolognese/cli.rb
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ def __print_version
     method_option :regenerate, :type => :boolean, :force => false
     method_option :style, aliases: "-s", default: "apa"
     method_option :locale, aliases: "-l", default: "en-US"
-    method_option :ignore_errors, aliases: "-e", default: nil
+    method_option :show_errors, :type => :boolean, :force => false
     def convert(input)
       metadata = Metadata.new(input: input,
                               from: options[:from],
@@ -38,10 +38,10 @@ def convert(input)
                               locale: options[:locale])
       to = options[:to] || "schema_org"
 
-      if metadata.valid? || options[:ignore_errors]
-        puts metadata.send(to)
-      else
+      if options[:show_errors] && !metadata.valid?
         $stderr.puts metadata.errors
+      else
+        puts metadata.send(to)
       end
     end
 
diff --git a/spec/cli_spec.rb b/spec/cli_spec.rb
index 7603d13c..717c6336 100644
--- a/spec/cli_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/cli_spec.rb
@@ -180,13 +180,13 @@
 
       it 'to datacite invalid' do
         file = fixture_path + "datacite_missing_creator.xml"
-        subject.options = { to: "datacite" }
+        subject.options = { to: "datacite", show_errors: "true" }
         expect { subject.convert file }.to output("4:0: ERROR: Element '{http://datacite.org/schema/kernel-4}creators': Missing child element(s). Expected is ( {http://datacite.org/schema/kernel-4}creator ).\n").to_stderr
       end
 
       it 'to datacite invalid ignore errors' do
         file = fixture_path + "datacite_missing_creator.xml"
-        subject.options = { to: "datacite", ignore_errors: "true" }
+        subject.options = { to: "datacite" }
         expect { subject.convert file }.to output(/http:\/\/datacite.org\/schema\/kernel-4/).to_stdout
       end
     end