diff --git a/tasks/05_configure.yml b/tasks/05_configure.yml
index e055c20..f0b0aaf 100755
--- a/tasks/05_configure.yml
+++ b/tasks/05_configure.yml
@@ -16,4 +16,4 @@
         mode: "0600"
         owner: "{{ borg_user }}"
         group: "{{ borg_group }}"
-...
+        validate: borgmatic config validate --config %s