diff --git a/scripts/validation/config/rules-tutorials.yml b/scripts/validation/config/rules-tutorials.yml
index 224c4496..ab365c8d 100644
--- a/scripts/validation/config/rules-tutorials.yml
+++ b/scripts/validation/config/rules-tutorials.yml
@@ -34,7 +34,12 @@
   format: markdown
   errorMessage: Missing 'Required Hardware and Software' section.
 
-- regex: "\\s[\\*_][^*_](?:.*?)[\\*_]"
+- regex: "(?<=\\s)\\*[^* ].*\\*[^*]"
+  shouldMatch: false
+  format: markdown
+  errorMessage: The use of italic emphasis is discouraged.
+
+- regex: "(?<=\\s)_[^_].*_[^_]"
   shouldMatch: false
   format: markdown
   errorMessage: The use of italic emphasis is discouraged.
diff --git a/scripts/validation/domain/tutorial.js b/scripts/validation/domain/tutorial.js
index 954e8a17..db90deaa 100644
--- a/scripts/validation/domain/tutorial.js
+++ b/scripts/validation/domain/tutorial.js
@@ -78,10 +78,6 @@ var Tutorial = class Tutorial {
         return files.map(file => file.split("?")[0]);
     }
 
-    get metadataPath(){
-        return this.basePath + "/metadata.json";
-    }
-
     get metadata(){    
         try {            
             let rawData = fs.readFileSync(this.path).toString();
diff --git a/scripts/validation/validate.js b/scripts/validation/validate.js
index cf59b77a..3fb3ef94 100644
--- a/scripts/validation/validate.js
+++ b/scripts/validation/validate.js
@@ -32,30 +32,30 @@ validator.addValidation(async (tutorials) => {
     tutorials.forEach(tutorial => {
         let jsonData = tutorial.metadata;
         if(!jsonData) {
-            const errorMessage = "No metadata file found";
-            errorsOccurred.push(new ValidationError(errorMessage, tutorial.metadataPath));            
+            const errorMessage = "No metadata found";
+            errorsOccurred.push(new ValidationError(errorMessage, tutorial.path));            
             return;
         }
     
         try {        
             if(!jsonData.coverImage){
                 const errorMessage = "No cover image found";
-                errorsOccurred.push(new ValidationError(errorMessage, tutorial.metadataPath));                            
+                errorsOccurred.push(new ValidationError(errorMessage, tutorial.path));                            
             } else if (jsonData.coverImage.indexOf(".svg") == -1) {
                 const errorMessage = "Cover image is not in SVG format.";
-                errorsOccurred.push(new ValidationError(errorMessage, tutorial.metadataPath));                
+                errorsOccurred.push(new ValidationError(errorMessage, tutorial.path));                
             }
             
             let jsonSchema = JSON.parse(fs.readFileSync(config.metadataSchema));        
             let validationResult = validate(jsonData, jsonSchema);
             if(validationResult.errors.length != 0){
                 const errorMessage = `An error occurred while validating the metadata ${validationResult}`;
-                errorsOccurred.push(new ValidationError(errorMessage, tutorial.metadataPath));                
+                errorsOccurred.push(new ValidationError(errorMessage, tutorial.path));                
             }        
     
         } catch (error) {
             const errorMessage = "An error occurred while parsing the metadata";
-            errorsOccurred.push(new ValidationError(errorMessage, tutorial.metadataPath));                       
+            errorsOccurred.push(new ValidationError(errorMessage, tutorial.path));                       
         }
     });
     return errorsOccurred;
@@ -96,8 +96,8 @@ validator.addValidation(async (tutorials) => {
                let image = htmlDoc.querySelector("image")
                // Detect if there are embedded images that are actually rendered
                if(image.attributes.width || image.attributes.height){
-                    const errorMessage = path + " containes embedded binary images";
-                    errorsOccurred.push(new ValidationError(errorMessage, tutorial.path));                    
+                    const errorMessage = path + " contains embedded binary images.";
+                    errorsOccurred.push(new ValidationError(errorMessage, tutorial.path, "warning"));                    
                }
            }
         });