diff --git a/osutils/files.go b/osutils/files.go
index cb87431..ffccca1 100644
--- a/osutils/files.go
+++ b/osutils/files.go
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ type FileValidationInfo struct {
 	SHA1 string
 }
 
-func ValidateFile(filePath string) (FileValidationInfo, error) {
+func ValidateFile(filePath string) (*FileValidationInfo, error) {
 	info := FileValidationInfo{
 		Path:     filePath,
 		FileInfo: nil,
@@ -76,13 +76,19 @@ func ValidateFile(filePath string) (FileValidationInfo, error) {
 	}
 	info.Path = filePath
 
+	stat, err := os.Stat(filePath)
+	if err != nil {
+		return &info, err
+	}
+	info.FileInfo = stat
+
 	hash, err := GetFileHash(filePath)
 	if err != nil {
-		return info, err
+		return &info, err
 	}
 	info.SHA1 = hash
 
-	return info, nil
+	return &info, nil
 }
 
 func GetFileHash(filePath string) (string, error) {