diff --git a/libdfu/dfu-firmware.c b/libdfu/dfu-firmware.c
index 593221510..133c73881 100644
--- a/libdfu/dfu-firmware.c
+++ b/libdfu/dfu-firmware.c
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@ typedef struct {
 	guint16			 vid;
 	guint16			 pid;
 	guint16			 release;
+	guint32			 crc;
 	DfuFirmwareFormat	 format;
 } DfuFirmwarePrivate;
 
@@ -820,9 +821,10 @@ dfu_firmware_parse_data (DfuFirmware *firmware, GBytes *bytes,
 	}
 
 	/* verify the checksum */
+	priv->crc = GUINT32_FROM_LE (ftr->crc);
 	if ((flags & DFU_FIRMWARE_PARSE_FLAG_NO_CRC_TEST) == 0) {
 		crc_new = dfu_firmware_generate_crc32 (data, len - 4);
-		if (GUINT32_FROM_LE (ftr->crc) != crc_new) {
+		if (priv->crc != crc_new) {
 			g_set_error (error,
 				     DFU_ERROR,
 				     DFU_ERROR_INTERNAL,
@@ -1072,6 +1074,7 @@ dfu_firmware_to_string (DfuFirmware *firmware)
 	g_string_append_printf (str, "vid:         0x%04x\n", priv->vid);
 	g_string_append_printf (str, "pid:         0x%04x\n", priv->pid);
 	g_string_append_printf (str, "release:     0x%04x\n", priv->release);
+	g_string_append_printf (str, "crc:         0x%08x\n", priv->crc);
 	g_string_append_printf (str, "format:      %s [0x%04x]\n",
 				dfu_firmware_format_to_string (priv->format),
 				priv->format);
diff --git a/libdfu/dfu-tool.c b/libdfu/dfu-tool.c
index e9a563331..503eb9704 100644
--- a/libdfu/dfu-tool.c
+++ b/libdfu/dfu-tool.c
@@ -1197,8 +1197,8 @@ dfu_tool_watch (DfuToolPrivate *priv, gchar **values, GError **error)
 static gboolean
 dfu_tool_dump (DfuToolPrivate *priv, gchar **values, GError **error)
 {
-	g_autoptr(DfuFirmware) firmware = NULL;
-	g_autoptr(GFile) file = NULL;
+	DfuFirmwareParseFlags flags = DFU_FIRMWARE_PARSE_FLAG_NONE;
+	guint i;
 
 	/* check args */
 	if (g_strv_length (values) < 1) {
@@ -1209,16 +1209,31 @@ dfu_tool_dump (DfuToolPrivate *priv, gchar **values, GError **error)
 		return FALSE;
 	}
 
-	/* open file */
-	firmware = dfu_firmware_new ();
-	file = g_file_new_for_path (values[0]);
-	if (!dfu_firmware_parse_file (firmware, file,
-				      DFU_FIRMWARE_PARSE_FLAG_NONE,
-				      priv->cancellable, error))
-		return FALSE;
+	/* dump corrupt files */
+	if (priv->force) {
+		flags |= DFU_FIRMWARE_PARSE_FLAG_NO_CRC_TEST;
+		flags |= DFU_FIRMWARE_PARSE_FLAG_NO_VERSION_TEST;
+	}
 
-	/* dump to screen */
-	g_print ("%s\n", dfu_firmware_to_string (firmware));
+	/* open files */
+	for (i = 0; values[i] != NULL; i++) {
+		g_autoptr(DfuFirmware) firmware = NULL;
+		g_autoptr(GFile) file = NULL;
+		g_autoptr(GError) error_local = NULL;
+
+		/* dump to screen */
+		g_print ("Loading %s:\n", values[i]);
+		firmware = dfu_firmware_new ();
+		file = g_file_new_for_path (values[i]);
+		if (!dfu_firmware_parse_file (firmware, file, flags,
+					      priv->cancellable,
+					      &error_local)) {
+			g_print ("Failed to load firmware: %s\n",
+				 error_local->message);
+			continue;
+		}
+		g_print ("%s\n", dfu_firmware_to_string (firmware));
+	}
 	return TRUE;
 }