diff --git a/Rules/UseIdenticalMandatoryParametersDSC.cs b/Rules/UseIdenticalMandatoryParametersDSC.cs
index 93309e30d..b2aaa3c16 100644
--- a/Rules/UseIdenticalMandatoryParametersDSC.cs
+++ b/Rules/UseIdenticalMandatoryParametersDSC.cs
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ public IEnumerable<DiagnosticRecord> AnalyzeDSCResource(Ast ast, string fileName
                 {
                     List<string> functionsNotContainingParam = expectedTargetResourceFunctionNames.Except(mandatoryParameters[paramName]).ToList();
                     yield return new DiagnosticRecord(string.Format(CultureInfo.InvariantCulture, Strings.UseIdenticalMandatoryParametersDSCError, paramName, string.Join(", ", functionsNotContainingParam.ToArray())),
-                                    ast.Extent, GetName(), DiagnosticSeverity.Information, fileName);
+                                    ast.Extent, GetName(), DiagnosticSeverity.Error, fileName);
                 }                   
                 
             }
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ public SourceType GetSourceType()
         /// <returns></returns>
         public RuleSeverity GetSeverity()
         {
-            return RuleSeverity.Information;
+            return RuleSeverity.Error;
         }
 
         /// <summary>
diff --git a/Rules/UseIdenticalParametersDSC.cs b/Rules/UseIdenticalParametersDSC.cs
index ff33d03c7..8318c6155 100644
--- a/Rules/UseIdenticalParametersDSC.cs
+++ b/Rules/UseIdenticalParametersDSC.cs
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ public IEnumerable<DiagnosticRecord> AnalyzeDSCResource(Ast ast, string fileName
                         || !CompareParamAsts(paramAst, paramNames[paramAst.Name.VariablePath.UserPath]))
                     {
                         yield return new DiagnosticRecord(string.Format(CultureInfo.CurrentCulture, Strings.UseIdenticalParametersDSCError),
-                            paramAst.Extent, GetName(), DiagnosticSeverity.Information, fileName);   
+                            paramAst.Extent, GetName(), DiagnosticSeverity.Error, fileName);   
                     }
                 }
             }
@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@ public SourceType GetSourceType()
         /// <returns></returns>
         public RuleSeverity GetSeverity()
         {
-            return RuleSeverity.Warning;
+            return RuleSeverity.Error;
         }
 
         /// <summary>
diff --git a/Rules/UseStandardDSCFunctionsInResource.cs b/Rules/UseStandardDSCFunctionsInResource.cs
index 60e729cde..67e9728df 100644
--- a/Rules/UseStandardDSCFunctionsInResource.cs
+++ b/Rules/UseStandardDSCFunctionsInResource.cs
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ public IEnumerable<DiagnosticRecord> AnalyzeDSCResource(Ast ast, string fileName
                 if (!targetResourceFunctionNamesInAst.Contains(expectedTargetResourceFunctionName, StringComparer.CurrentCultureIgnoreCase))
                 {
                     yield return new DiagnosticRecord(string.Format(CultureInfo.CurrentCulture, Strings.UseStandardDSCFunctionsInResourceError, expectedTargetResourceFunctionName),
-                        ast.Extent, GetName(), DiagnosticSeverity.Information, fileName);      
+                        ast.Extent, GetName(), DiagnosticSeverity.Error, fileName);      
                 }
             }
         }
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ item is TypeDefinitionAst
                     if (!functions.Any(function => String.Equals(resourceFunctionName, (function as FunctionMemberAst).Name)))
                     {
                         yield return new DiagnosticRecord(string.Format(CultureInfo.CurrentCulture, Strings.UseStandardDSCFunctionsInClassError, resourceFunctionName),
-                            dscClass.Extent, GetName(), DiagnosticSeverity.Information, fileName);
+                            dscClass.Extent, GetName(), DiagnosticSeverity.Error, fileName);
                     }
                 }
             }