diff --git a/roles/ifstated/tasks/main.yml b/roles/ifstated/tasks/main.yml
index ec548b0..b60bf5d 100644
--- a/roles/ifstated/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/ifstated/tasks/main.yml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
     mode: "0644"
     owner: root
     group: "{{ ansible_wheel }}"
-    # validate: "ifstated -n -f %s"
+    validate: "ifstated -n -f %s"
   notify: Restart ifstated
 
 - name: Enable ifstated