diff --git a/ansibledoctor/Annotation.py b/ansibledoctor/Annotation.py
index d600c23..e77672d 100644
--- a/ansibledoctor/Annotation.py
+++ b/ansibledoctor/Annotation.py
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ import re
 from collections import defaultdict
 
 import anyconfig
-import yaml
 
 from ansibledoctor.Config import SingleConfig
 from ansibledoctor.FileRegistry import Registry
diff --git a/ansibledoctor/Config.py b/ansibledoctor/Config.py
index 1f1d1d3..e1560b4 100644
--- a/ansibledoctor/Config.py
+++ b/ansibledoctor/Config.py
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ import sys
 import anyconfig
 import environs
 import jsonschema.exceptions
-import yaml
+import ruamel.yaml
 from appdirs import AppDirs
 from jsonschema._utils import format_as_index
 from pkg_resources import resource_filename
@@ -215,10 +215,12 @@ class Config():
                 with open(config, "r", encoding="utf8") as stream:
                     s = stream.read()
                     try:
-                        file_dict = yaml.safe_load(s)
-                    except yaml.parser.ParserError as e:
-                        message = "{}\n{}".format(e.problem, str(e.problem_mark))
-                        raise ansibledoctor.Exception.ConfigError("Unable to read file", message)
+                        file_dict = ruamel.yaml.safe_load(s)
+                    except (ruamel.yaml.composer.ComposerError, ruamel.yaml.scanner.ScannerError) as e:
+                        message = "{} {}".format(e.context, e.problem)
+                        raise ansibledoctor.Exception.ConfigError(
+                            "Unable to read config file {}".format(config), message
+                        )
 
                     if self._validate(file_dict):
                         anyconfig.merge(defaults, file_dict, ac_merge=anyconfig.MS_DICTS)
diff --git a/ansibledoctor/DocumentationParser.py b/ansibledoctor/DocumentationParser.py
index e7fbf77..01fd252 100644
--- a/ansibledoctor/DocumentationParser.py
+++ b/ansibledoctor/DocumentationParser.py
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ import os
 from collections import defaultdict
 
 import anyconfig
-import yaml
+import ruamel.yaml
 from nested_lookup import nested_lookup
 
 from ansibledoctor.Annotation import Annotation
@@ -35,18 +35,19 @@ class Parser:
             if any(fnmatch.fnmatch(rfile, "*/defaults/*." + ext) for ext in YAML_EXTENSIONS):
                 with open(rfile, "r", encoding="utf8") as yaml_file:
                     try:
-                        data = defaultdict(dict, yaml.load(yaml_file, Loader=yaml.SafeLoader))
+                        data = defaultdict(dict, ruamel.yaml.safe_load(yaml_file))
                         for key, value in data.items():
                             self._data["var"][key] = {"value": {key: value}}
-                    except yaml.YAMLError as exc:
-                        print(exc)
+                    except (ruamel.yaml.composer.ComposerError, ruamel.yaml.scanner.ScannerError) as e:
+                        message = "{} {}".format(e.context, e.problem)
+                        self.log.sysexit_with_message("Unable to read yaml file {}\n{}".format(rfile, message))
 
     def _parse_meta_file(self):
         for rfile in self._files_registry.get_files():
             if any("meta/main." + ext in rfile for ext in YAML_EXTENSIONS):
                 with open(rfile, "r", encoding="utf8") as yaml_file:
                     try:
-                        data = defaultdict(dict, yaml.safe_load(yaml_file))
+                        data = defaultdict(dict, ruamel.yaml.safe_load(yaml_file))
                         if data.get("galaxy_info"):
                             for key, value in data.get("galaxy_info").items():
                                 self._data["meta"][key] = {"value": value}
@@ -54,17 +55,19 @@ class Parser:
                         if data.get("dependencies") is not None:
                             self._data["meta"]["dependencies"] = {"value": data.get("dependencies")}
                             self._data["meta"]["name"] = {"value": os.path.basename(self.config.role_dir)}
-                    except yaml.YAMLError as exc:
-                        print(exc)
+                    except (ruamel.yaml.composer.ComposerError, ruamel.yaml.scanner.ScannerError) as e:
+                        message = "{} {}".format(e.context, e.problem)
+                        self.log.sysexit_with_message("Unable to read yaml file {}\n{}".format(rfile, message))
 
     def _parse_task_tags(self):
         for rfile in self._files_registry.get_files():
             if any(fnmatch.fnmatch(rfile, "*/tasks/*." + ext) for ext in YAML_EXTENSIONS):
                 with open(rfile, "r", encoding="utf8") as yaml_file:
                     try:
-                        data = yaml.safe_load(yaml_file)
-                    except yaml.YAMLError as exc:
-                        print(exc)
+                        data = ruamel.yaml.safe_load(yaml_file)
+                    except (ruamel.yaml.composer.ComposerError, ruamel.yaml.scanner.ScannerError) as e:
+                        message = "{} {}".format(e.context, e.problem)
+                        self.log.sysexit_with_message("Unable to read yaml file {}\n{}".format(rfile, message))
 
                     tags_found = nested_lookup("tags", data)
                     for tag in tags_found:
diff --git a/ansibledoctor/Utils.py b/ansibledoctor/Utils.py
index 3e8a5fc..7577c73 100644
--- a/ansibledoctor/Utils.py
+++ b/ansibledoctor/Utils.py
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@ import sys
 from distutils.util import strtobool
 
 import colorama
-import yaml
 from pythonjsonlogger import jsonlogger
 
 import ansibledoctor.Exception
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 42a2bc7..c821269 100755
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -58,7 +58,6 @@ setup(
         "Topic :: Software Development :: Documentation",
     ],
     install_requires=[
-        "pyyaml",
         "ruamel.yaml",
         "appdirs",
         "colorama",