diff --git a/tasks/main.yml b/tasks/main.yml
index 7604fb0..86017d8 100644
--- a/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/tasks/main.yml
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@
   ansible.builtin.template:
     src: zone.j2
     dest: "{{ dns_datadir }}/{{ item.name }}.db"
-    validate: named-checkzone {{ item.name }} {{ dns_datadir }}/{{ item.name }}.db
+    validate: named-checkzone {{ item.name }} %s
     mode: "0640"
     owner: "{{ dns_owner }}"
     group: "{{ dns_group }}"