diff --git a/src/caoscrawler/converters.py b/src/caoscrawler/converters.py
index c8f4d2293a820d8d41f482741de7a7f2a3bf1f62..417c0b5b637b278012e6d3a16f6d4d85c0d31762 100644
--- a/src/caoscrawler/converters.py
+++ b/src/caoscrawler/converters.py
@@ -590,6 +590,15 @@ class MarkdownFileConverter(SimpleFileConverter):
                 "Error during the validation (yaml header cannot be read) of the markdown file "
                 "located at the following node in the data structure:\n"
                 f"{path}")
+        except yaml_header_tools.ParseErrorsInHeader as err:
+            if generalStore is not None and self.name in generalStore:
+                path = generalStore[self.name]
+            else:
+                path = "<path not set>"
+            raise ConverterValidationError(
+                "Error during the validation (yaml header cannot be read) of the markdown file "
+                "located at the following node in the data structure:\n"
+                "{}\nError:\n{}".format(path, err))
         children: List[StructureElement] = []
 
         for name, entry in header.items():
@@ -598,8 +607,12 @@ class MarkdownFileConverter(SimpleFileConverter):
             elif type(entry) == str:
                 children.append(TextElement(name, entry))
             else:
+                if generalStore is not None and self.name in generalStore:
+                    path = generalStore[self.name]
+                else:
+                    path = "<path not set>"
                 raise RuntimeError(
-                    "Header entry {} has incompatible type.".format(name))
+                    "Header entry {} has incompatible type.\nFilename: {}".format(name, path))
         return children