diff --git a/manifests/init.pp b/manifests/init.pp
index 5e2a870..2c8d4aa 100644
--- a/manifests/init.pp
+++ b/manifests/init.pp
@@ -210,7 +210,7 @@ class kea (
     mode         => '0644',
     require      => Package['kea'],
     notify       => Service[$services],
-    validate_cmd => '/usr/sbin/kea-dhcp4 -t /etc/kea/kea-dhcp4.conf',
+    validate_cmd => '/usr/sbin/kea-dhcp4 -t %',
   }
   file { '/etc/kea/kea-dhcp6.conf':
     ensure       => $ensure,
@@ -218,7 +218,7 @@ class kea (
     mode         => '0644',
     require      => Package['kea'],
     notify       => Service[$services],
-    validate_cmd => '/usr/sbin/kea-dhcp6 -t /etc/kea/kea-dhcp6.conf',
+    validate_cmd => '/usr/sbin/kea-dhcp6 -t %',
   }
   file { '/etc/kea/kea-dhcp-ddns.conf':
     ensure       => $ensure,
@@ -226,7 +226,7 @@ class kea (
     mode         => '0644',
     require      => Package['kea'],
     notify       => Service[$services],
-    validate_cmd => '/usr/sbin/kea-dhcp-ddns -t /etc/kea/kea-dhcp-ddns.conf',
+    validate_cmd => '/usr/sbin/kea-dhcp-ddns -t %',
   }
   file { '/etc/kea/kea-ctrl-agent.conf':
     ensure       => $ensure,
@@ -234,7 +234,7 @@ class kea (
     mode         => '0644',
     require      => Package['kea'],
     notify       => Service[$services],
-    validate_cmd => '/usr/sbin/kea-ctrl-agent -t /etc/kea/kea-ctrl-agent.conf',
+    validate_cmd => '/usr/sbin/kea-ctrl-agent -t %',
   }
   service { $services:
     ensure  => $service_ensure,