diff --git a/infra/ansible/roles/haproxy/tasks/main.yml b/infra/ansible/roles/haproxy/tasks/main.yml
index 3e72a2700..d5c3ba52e 100644
--- a/infra/ansible/roles/haproxy/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/infra/ansible/roles/haproxy/tasks/main.yml
@@ -33,7 +33,10 @@
     owner: root
     group: haproxy
     mode: "0640"
-    validate: "haproxy -f %s -c -q"
+    # No -q so the actual validation error reaches the operator's
+    # console. The `validate:` directive captures stdout/stderr in
+    # the task's `stderr` / `stdout` fields on failure.
+    validate: "haproxy -f %s -c"
   register: haproxy_config
   notify: Reload haproxy
   tags: [haproxy, config]