diff --git a/ansible/playbooks/apply.yml b/ansible/playbooks/apply.yml
index 3f5d324..6850455 100644
--- a/ansible/playbooks/apply.yml
+++ b/ansible/playbooks/apply.yml
@@ -77,9 +77,22 @@
     - name: Print validation error output
       debug:
         msg: |
-          ✗ Validation failed!
-          stdout: {{ validation_result.stdout | default('(empty)') }}
-          stderr: {{ validation_result.stderr | default('(empty)') }}
+          ##################################################
+          ❌  RSYSLOG VALIDATION FAILED
+          ##################################################
+
+          HOST   : {{ inventory_hostname }} ({{ ansible_host }})
+          RC     : {{ validation_result.rc }}
+
+          --- STDOUT ----------------------------------
+          {{ validation_result.stdout | default('(empty)') }}
+
+          --- STDERR ----------------------------------
+          {{ validation_result.stderr | default('(empty)') }}
+
+          ##################################################
+          ⚠  Rolling back to previous working configuration
+          ##################################################
       when: validation_result.rc != 0
 
     - name: Restore rsyslog.conf from backup
@@ -99,10 +112,15 @@
 
     - name: Fail pipeline — config restored to previous working state
       fail:
-        msg: >
-          rsyslog configuration validation failed (rc={{ validation_result.rc }}).
-          The previous working config has been restored. No service restart was performed.
+        msg: |
+          ##################################################
+          ❌  PIPELINE FAILED — rsyslog validation error
+          ##################################################
+          Previous working config has been restored.
+          rsyslog was NOT restarted.
+          rc={{ validation_result.rc }}
           stderr: {{ validation_result.stderr | default('(empty)') }}
+          ##################################################
       when: validation_result.rc != 0
 
     # -------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -118,6 +136,10 @@
     - name: Print success status
       debug:
         msg: |
-          ✓ rsyslog configuration deployed successfully.
-          Validation passed. Service restarted.
+          ##################################################
+          ✅  RSYSLOG CONFIGURATION DEPLOYED SUCCESSFULLY
+          ##################################################
+          HOST   : {{ inventory_hostname }} ({{ ansible_host }})
+          STATUS : Validation passed. Service restarted.
+          ##################################################
       when: validation_result.rc == 0
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/files/rsyslog.conf b/files/rsyslog.conf
index d8588d6..65d86e1 100644
--- a/files/rsyslog.conf
+++ b/files/rsyslog.conf
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ module(load="imklog" permitnonkernelfacility="on")
 
 # Use traditional timestamp format.
 # To enable high precision timestamps, comment out the following line.
-#
+this is a test#################################
 $ActionFileDefaultTemplate RSYSLOG_TraditionalFileFormat
 
 # Filter duplicated messages