diff --git a/src/main.cc b/src/main.cc
index f9e059e..bb76d4b 100644
--- a/src/main.cc
+++ b/src/main.cc
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 #include "./validation.hh"
 
 #include <stdlib.h>
+#include <string>
 
 int main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
     const Action kill = Action("kill", true);
@@ -16,6 +17,8 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
     Player player2 = Player(420, "player2", role1, PlayerStatus::Alive);
     Room room1(1, "Room 1", 1710087364, RoomStatus::InProgress, {player1, player2});
     Room room2(2, "Room 2", 1710087384, RoomStatus::Ended, {});
-    printf("The action validation result is %u\n", validated_action);
+    ValidationStatus validated_action = validate_action(&player1, &kill, &room1, &relatedEvents, &player2);
+    std::string validated_action_str = ValidationStatusUtils::to_string(validated_action);
+    printf("The action validation result is \"%s\"\n", validated_action_str.c_str());
     return EXIT_SUCCESS;
 }
diff --git a/src/validation.cc b/src/validation.cc
index 7bd5d1a..692c13f 100644
--- a/src/validation.cc
+++ b/src/validation.cc
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 #include "modules/room.hh"
 
 #include <algorithm>
+#include <string>
 
 /**
  * Check if a player belongs to a given room.
@@ -95,3 +96,20 @@ ValidationStatus validate_action(
     }
     return ValidationStatus::ActionProhibited;
 }
+
+std::string ValidationStatusUtils::to_string(ValidationStatus status) {
+    switch (status) {
+        case ValidationStatus::PlayerNotInRoom: return "player not in room";
+        case ValidationStatus::NoTargetPlayerSpecified: return "no target player specified";
+        case ValidationStatus::RoomNotInProgress: return "room not in progress";
+        case ValidationStatus::ActionDoesNotBelongToRole: return "action does not belong to role";
+        case ValidationStatus::ActionProhibited: return "action prohibited";
+        case ValidationStatus::NoActor: return "no actor";
+        case ValidationStatus::NoAction: return "no action";
+        case ValidationStatus::NoRole: return "no role";
+        case ValidationStatus::NoRoom: return "no room";
+        case ValidationStatus::NoRelatedEvents: return "no relevant events";
+        case ValidationStatus::ActionValid: return "action valid";
+        default: return "unknown validation status";
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/validation.hh b/src/validation.hh
index dcad507..712ce4f 100644
--- a/src/validation.hh
+++ b/src/validation.hh
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 #include "modules/player.hh"
 #include "modules/room.hh"
 
+#include <string>
 #include <vector>
 
 enum class ValidationStatus {
@@ -19,6 +20,12 @@ enum class ValidationStatus {
     ActionValid,
 };
 
+std::string validation_status_to_string(ValidationStatus status);
 
 ValidationStatus
   validate_action(Player *actor, const Action *action, Room *room, std::vector<Event> *relatedEvents, Player *target);
+
+class ValidationStatusUtils {
+ public:
+    static std::string to_string(ValidationStatus status);
+};