diff --git a/nomenclature/processor/data_validator.py b/nomenclature/processor/data_validator.py
index b1a2bc82..42c58749 100644
--- a/nomenclature/processor/data_validator.py
+++ b/nomenclature/processor/data_validator.py
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 from pathlib import Path
 
 import yaml
+from pandas import concat
 from pyam import IamDataFrame
 from pyam.logging import adjust_log_level
 from pydantic import computed_field, field_validator, model_validator
@@ -158,9 +159,17 @@ def apply(self, df: IamDataFrame) -> IamDataFrame:
 
         with adjust_log_level():
             for item in self.criteria_items:
+                per_item_df = df
                 for criterion in item.validation:
-                    failed_validation = df.validate(**criterion.validation_args)
+                    failed_validation = per_item_df.validate(
+                        **criterion.validation_args
+                    )
                     if failed_validation is not None:
+                        per_item_df = IamDataFrame(
+                            concat([df.data, failed_validation]).drop_duplicates(
+                                keep=False
+                            )
+                        )
                         criteria_msg = "  Criteria: " + ", ".join(
                             [
                                 f"{key}: {value}"
@@ -177,7 +186,6 @@ def apply(self, df: IamDataFrame) -> IamDataFrame:
                             textwrap.indent(str(failed_validation), prefix="    ")
                             + "\n"
                         )
-                        break
             fail_msg = "(file %s):\n" % get_relative_path(self.file)
             if error:
                 fail_msg = (
diff --git a/tests/test_config.py b/tests/test_config.py
index 73f9efa8..a5596501 100644
--- a/tests/test_config.py
+++ b/tests/test_config.py
@@ -93,7 +93,6 @@ def test_config_with_filter(config_file):
 
 
 def test_config_external_repo_mapping_filter():
-
     config = NomenclatureConfig.from_file(
         TEST_DATA_DIR / "config" / "filter_mappings.yaml"
     )
diff --git a/tests/test_validate_data.py b/tests/test_validate_data.py
index 89e643e8..07b1e26c 100644
--- a/tests/test_validate_data.py
+++ b/tests/test_validate_data.py
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 
 from nomenclature import DataStructureDefinition
 from nomenclature.processor.data_validator import DataValidator
+from pyam import IamDataFrame
 
 DATA_VALIDATION_TEST_DIR = TEST_DATA_DIR / "validation" / "validate_data"
 
@@ -136,11 +137,12 @@ def test_DataValidator_apply_fails(simple_df, file, item_1, item_2, item_3, capl
 
 
 @pytest.mark.parametrize(
-    "file",
-    ["joined", "legacy"],
+    "file, value",
+    [("joined", 6.0), ("joined", 3.0), ("legacy", 6.0)],
 )
-def test_DataValidator_validate_with_warning(file, simple_df, caplog):
+def test_DataValidator_validate_with_warning(file, value, simple_df, caplog):
     """Checks that failed validation rows are printed in log."""
+    simple_df = IamDataFrame(simple_df._data.replace(6.0, value))
     data_validator = DataValidator.from_file(
         DATA_VALIDATION_TEST_DIR / f"validate_warning_{file}.yaml"
     )
@@ -153,7 +155,6 @@ def test_DataValidator_validate_with_warning(file, simple_df, caplog):
     0  model_a   scen_a  World  Primary Energy  EJ/yr  2010    6.0         error
     1  model_a   scen_b  World  Primary Energy  EJ/yr  2010    7.0         error"""
     )
-
     if file == "legacy":
         # prints all failed warning levels for legacy format
         failed_validation_message += """
@@ -163,6 +164,17 @@ def test_DataValidator_validate_with_warning(file, simple_df, caplog):
     0  model_a   scen_a  World  Primary Energy  EJ/yr  2010    6.0           low
     1  model_a   scen_b  World  Primary Energy  EJ/yr  2010    7.0           low"""
 
+    if value == 3.0:
+        # prints each warning level when each is triggered by different rows
+        failed_validation_message = """
+  Criteria: variable: ['Primary Energy'], year: [2010], upper_bound: 5.0, lower_bound: 1.0
+         model scenario region        variable   unit  year  value warning_level
+    0  model_a   scen_b  World  Primary Energy  EJ/yr  2010    7.0         error
+
+  Criteria: variable: ['Primary Energy'], year: [2010], upper_bound: 2.5, lower_bound: 1.0
+         model scenario region        variable   unit  year  value warning_level
+    0  model_a   scen_a  World  Primary Energy  EJ/yr  2010    3.0           low"""
+
     with pytest.raises(ValueError, match="Data validation failed"):
         data_validator.apply(simple_df)
     assert failed_validation_message in caplog.text