diff --git a/ansible/roles/gitea/tasks/main.yml b/ansible/roles/gitea/tasks/main.yml
index 379b3a0..8487b9c 100644
--- a/ansible/roles/gitea/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/ansible/roles/gitea/tasks/main.yml
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
         AuthorizedKeysCommandUser git
         AuthorizedKeysCommand /usr/bin/docker exec -i gitea /usr/local/bin/gitea keys -c /etc/gitea/app.ini -e git -u %u -t %t -k %k
   become: true
+  validate: /usr/sbin/sshd -T -f %s
   notify: restart sshd
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