diff --git a/tasks/main.yaml b/tasks/main.yaml
index d43e6c1..36f2d4d 100644
--- a/tasks/main.yaml
+++ b/tasks/main.yaml
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@
         dest: /opt/gitea/docker-compose.yaml
         owner: root
         mode: "600"
-      register: gitea_container
+        validate: /usr/bin/docker compose -f %s config -q
 
     - name: Start Gitea and try reaching it
       ansible.builtin.include_tasks: