diff --git a/roles/wazuh/ansible-wazuh-manager/defaults/main.yml b/roles/wazuh/ansible-wazuh-manager/defaults/main.yml
index 356a32aa..94cb4672 100644
--- a/roles/wazuh/ansible-wazuh-manager/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/roles/wazuh/ansible-wazuh-manager/defaults/main.yml
@@ -183,6 +183,8 @@ wazuh_manager_config:
       executable: 'route-null.cmd'
       expect: 'srcip'
       timeout_allowed: 'yes'
+  rule_exclude:
+      '0215-policy_rules.xml'
   active_responses:
     - command: 'restart-ossec'
       location: 'local'
diff --git a/roles/wazuh/ansible-wazuh-manager/tasks/main.yml b/roles/wazuh/ansible-wazuh-manager/tasks/main.yml
index 11480e91..279d19a7 100644
--- a/roles/wazuh/ansible-wazuh-manager/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/wazuh/ansible-wazuh-manager/tasks/main.yml
@@ -109,11 +109,13 @@
     - rules
 
 - name: Configure the shared-agent.conf
-  template: src=var-ossec-etc-shared-agent.conf.j2
-            dest=/var/ossec/etc/shared/default/agent.conf
-            owner=ossec
-            group=ossec
-            mode=0640
+  template: 
+    src: var-ossec-etc-shared-agent.conf.j2
+    dest: /var/ossec/etc/shared/default/agent.conf
+    owner: ossec
+    group: ossec
+    mode: 0640
+    validate: '/var/ossec/bin/verify-agent-conf -f %s'
   notify: restart wazuh-manager
   tags:
     - init