diff --git a/tasks/install.yml b/tasks/install.yml
index c95136f..8054b6c 100644
--- a/tasks/install.yml
+++ b/tasks/install.yml
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@
         owner: root
         group: root
         mode: 0640
-        validate: bash -c '/sbin/nginx -t -c /dev/stdin <<< "events {worker_connections 1;} http { include %s; }"'
+        validate: /bin/bash -c 'nginx -t -c /dev/stdin <<< "events {worker_connections 1;} http { include %s; }"'
       notify: __nginx_reload
 
     - name: Open ports in iptables
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@
         owner: root
         group: root
         mode: 0640
-        validate: /sbin/nginx -t -c %s
+        validate: /bin/bash -c 'nginx -t -c /dev/stdin <<< "events {worker_connections 1;} http { include %s; }"'
       loop: "{{ nginx_vhosts_default + nginx_vhosts_extra }}"
       loop_control:
         label: "{{ item.file }}"