diff --git a/tasks/main.yml b/tasks/main.yml
index e41c9eaa35883325c1e21c37b5cc8ab21c6dc979..e04ae62122f762af3c39cff1fc3bdd46271c1b37 100644
--- a/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/tasks/main.yml
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
     owner: root
     group: root
     mode: 0o0644
+    validate: rsyslogd -N1
   notify:
   - Restart rsyslog