diff --git a/tasks/main.yml b/tasks/main.yml
index d6d9afceff7e7a5d3a2f00a379f68dece5b12c27..3bde9981728a75d9279184c4f1bc588fc7135f00 100644
--- a/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/tasks/main.yml
@@ -24,4 +24,7 @@
       owner: root
       group: root
       mode: 0o0644
-      validate: unattended-upgrade --dry-run
+
+- name: Validate config
+  command: unattended-upgrade --dry-run
+  changed_when: False