diff --git a/.circleci/config.yml b/.circleci/config.yml
index 3dc05bf8..3ed25686 100644
--- a/.circleci/config.yml
+++ b/.circleci/config.yml
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ jobs:
         type: string
         default: "3.8"
     machine:
-      image: ubuntu-2004:202201-02
+      image: ubuntu-2404:2024.08.1
     working_directory: /home/circleci/src/CuBIDS
     steps:
       - checkout:
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ jobs:
             # Add nodejs and the validator
             conda install nodejs
             npm install -g yarn && \
-            npm install -g bids-validator
+            npm install -g bids-validator@1.14.14-dev.0
 
             # Install CuBIDS
             pip install -e .[tests]
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ jobs:
 
   deploy_pypi:
     machine:
-      image: ubuntu-2004:202201-02
+      image: ubuntu-2404:2024.08.1
     working_directory: /home/circleci/src/CuBIDS
     steps:
       - checkout:
diff --git a/cubids/validator.py b/cubids/validator.py
index 01dad11c..414f19ad 100644
--- a/cubids/validator.py
+++ b/cubids/validator.py
@@ -16,7 +16,8 @@ def build_validator_call(path, ignore_headers=False):
     """Build a subprocess command to the bids validator."""
     # build docker call
     # CuBIDS automatically ignores subject consistency.
-    command = ["bids-validator", "--verbose", "--json", "--ignoreSubjectConsistency"]
+    command = ["bids-validator", path, "--verbose", "--json", "--ignoreSubjectConsistency"]
+
 
     if ignore_headers:
         command.append("--ignoreNiftiHeaders")