diff --git a/roles/nginx/application/tasks/main.yml b/roles/nginx/application/tasks/main.yml
index 4a7bf38..5c8e55a 100644
--- a/roles/nginx/application/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/nginx/application/tasks/main.yml
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@
   template:
     src: nginx.conf
     dest: "{{ nginx_installation_directory }}/nginx.conf"
+    validate: /usr/sbin/nginx -t -c %s
   notify: reload nginx
 
 - name: Allow ports for http in firewall