diff --git a/roles/openshift/object/tasks/main.yml b/roles/openshift/object/tasks/main.yml
index 0ed198e306..28a0487753 100644
--- a/roles/openshift/object/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/openshift/object/tasks/main.yml
@@ -14,5 +14,5 @@
   register: object_file
 
 - name: Call `oc apply` on the copied file
-  shell: oc -n {{os_app}} apply -f /etc/openshift_apps/{{os_app}}/{{objectname}}
+  shell: oc -n {{os_app}} apply --validate=strict -f /etc/openshift_apps/{{os_app}}/{{objectname}}
   when: object_template.changed or object_template_fullpath.changed or object_file.changed
diff --git a/roles/openshift/project/tasks/main.yml b/roles/openshift/project/tasks/main.yml
index 8e84ea53b5..fbcec21777 100644
--- a/roles/openshift/project/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/openshift/project/tasks/main.yml
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
     dest=/etc/openshift_apps/{{app}}/project.yml
 
 - name: Create project
-  shell: oc apply -f /etc/openshift_apps/{{app}}/project.yml
+  shell: oc apply -f --validate=strict /etc/openshift_apps/{{app}}/project.yml
   when: "'not found' in project_exists.stderr"
 
 - name: deployer.yml