diff --git a/lib/utils/to-gavel-result.js b/lib/utils/to-gavel-result.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..80c49240
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/utils/to-gavel-result.js
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+const jsonPointer = require('json-pointer');
+
+function splitProperty(property) {
+  return property.split(/\.|\[|\]/).filter(Boolean);
+}
+
+function reduceProperties(acc, property) {
+  return acc.concat(splitProperty(property));
+}
+
+/**
+ * Converts legacy (Amanda/TV4) error messages
+ * to the Gavel-compliant structure.
+ */
+function toGavelResult(legacyErrors) {
+  return Array.from({ length: legacyErrors.length }, (_, index) => {
+    const item = legacyErrors[index];
+    const propertyPath = item.property.reduce(reduceProperties, []);
+    const pointer = jsonPointer.compile(propertyPath);
+
+    return {
+      message: item.message,
+      location: {
+        pointer,
+        property: propertyPath
+      }
+    };
+  });
+}
+
+module.exports = toGavelResult;
diff --git a/lib/validators/json-schema-legacy.js b/lib/validators/json-schema-legacy.js
index baab4ec8..d54dc9ca 100644
--- a/lib/validators/json-schema-legacy.js
+++ b/lib/validators/json-schema-legacy.js
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ const jsonPointer = require('json-pointer');
 
 const { JsonSchemaValidator, META_SCHEMA } = require('./json-schema-next');
 const { ValidationErrors } = require('./validation-errors');
+const toGavelResult = require('../utils/to-gavel-result');
 
 /**
  * Returns a proper article for a given string.
@@ -103,12 +104,12 @@ class JsonSchemaLegacy extends JsonSchemaValidator {
           errors = new ValidationErrors(error);
         }
       });
-    } catch (error) {
+    } catch (internalError) {
       errors = new ValidationErrors({
         '0': {
           property: [],
           attributeValue: true,
-          message: `Validator internal error: ${error.message}`,
+          message: `Validator internal error: ${internalError.message}`,
           validatorName: 'error'
         },
         length: 1,
@@ -116,7 +117,7 @@ class JsonSchemaLegacy extends JsonSchemaValidator {
       });
     }
 
-    return this.toGavelResult(errors);
+    return toGavelResult(errors);
   }
 
   validateUsingTV4(data) {
@@ -154,33 +155,7 @@ class JsonSchemaLegacy extends JsonSchemaValidator {
     }
 
     const errors = new ValidationErrors(amandaCompatibleError);
-    return this.toGavelResult(errors);
-  }
-
-  /**
-   * Converts Amanda-like validation result to the
-   * unified Gavel public validation result.
-   */
-  toGavelResult(amandaLikeResult) {
-    const results = Array.from(
-      { length: amandaLikeResult.length },
-      (_, index) => {
-        const item = amandaLikeResult[index];
-        const { property, message } = item;
-        const pathArray = [].concat(property).filter(Boolean);
-        const pointer = jsonPointer.compile(pathArray);
-
-        return {
-          message,
-          location: {
-            pointer,
-            property
-          }
-        };
-      }
-    );
-
-    return results;
+    return toGavelResult(errors);
   }
 }
 
diff --git a/test/unit/utils/to-gavel-result.test.js b/test/unit/utils/to-gavel-result.test.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..69c539e8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/unit/utils/to-gavel-result.test.js
@@ -0,0 +1,87 @@
+const { expect } = require('chai');
+const toGavelResult = require('../../../lib/utils/to-gavel-result');
+
+describe('toGavelResult', () => {
+  // Currently TV4 output is coerced to Amanda format.
+  // Then Amanda format is coerced to Gavel public API.
+  describe('given Amanda errors', () => {
+    let coercedErrors;
+
+    before(() => {
+      coercedErrors = toGavelResult({
+        length: 2,
+        0: {
+          property: ['users', 'username'],
+          propertyValue: 123,
+          attributeName: 'type',
+          attributeValue: 'string',
+          message: 'Amanda error message'
+        },
+        1: {
+          property: ['friends[2]', 'online'],
+          propertyValue: false,
+          attributeName: 'type',
+          attributeValue: 'boolean',
+          message: 'Arbitrary error message about "online"'
+        }
+      });
+    });
+
+    describe('given coerced to Gavel-compliant error', () => {
+      it('should return 2 errors', () => {
+        expect(coercedErrors).to.have.lengthOf(2);
+      });
+
+      describe('given in-object error', () => {
+        it('should preserve the original error message', () => {
+          expect(coercedErrors[0]).to.have.property(
+            'message',
+            'Amanda error message'
+          );
+        });
+
+        describe('should produce "location" property', () => {
+          it('should have "pointer"', () => {
+            expect(coercedErrors[0]).to.have.nested.property(
+              'location.pointer',
+              '/users/username'
+            );
+          });
+
+          it('should have "property"', () => {
+            expect(coercedErrors[0].location.property).to.deep.equal([
+              'users',
+              'username'
+            ]);
+          });
+        });
+      });
+
+      describe('given in-array error', () => {
+        it('should preserve the original error message', () => {
+          expect(coercedErrors[1]).to.have.property(
+            'message',
+            'Arbitrary error message about "online"'
+          );
+        });
+
+        describe('should produce "location" property', () => {
+          it('should have "pointer"', () => {
+            expect(coercedErrors[1]).to.have.nested.property(
+              'location.pointer',
+              '/friends/2/online'
+            );
+          });
+
+          it('should have "property"', () => {
+            expect(coercedErrors[1].location.property).to.deep.equal([
+              'friends',
+              '2',
+              'online'
+            ]);
+          });
+        });
+      });
+    });
+  });
+});