diff --git a/tasks/spamassassin.yml b/tasks/spamassassin.yml
index 7d89a8c..1a0e9d9 100644
--- a/tasks/spamassassin.yml
+++ b/tasks/spamassassin.yml
@@ -219,6 +219,22 @@
 
   when: spamassassin_db_user_config | bool
   tags: [ 'spamassassin', 'spamassassin_conf' ]
+
+- name: Validate the Spamassassin configuration
+  command: spamassassin --lint
+  register: spamassassin_lint
+  changed_when: false
+  failed_when: false
+  tags: [ 'spamassassin', 'spamassassin_conf', 'spamassassin_lint' ]
+
+- name: Report Spamassassin configuration errors
+  debug:
+    msg:
+      - 'spamassassin --lint exited with status {{ spamassassin_lint.rc }}'
+      - 'stdout: {{ spamassassin_lint.stdout_lines }}'
+      - 'stderr: {{ spamassassin_lint.stderr_lines }}'
+  when: spamassassin_lint.rc != 0
+  tags: [ 'spamassassin', 'spamassassin_conf', 'spamassassin_lint' ]
   
 - name: Install the Spamassassin DB configuration
   block: