diff --git a/handlers/main.yml b/handlers/main.yml
index e5e4943..e0dce61 100644
--- a/handlers/main.yml
+++ b/handlers/main.yml
@@ -1,5 +1,13 @@
 ---
 
+- name: test and restart apache2
+  command: apache2ctl configtest
+  notify: restart apache2
+
+- name: test and reload apache2
+  command: apache2ctl configtest
+  notify: reload apache2
+
 - name: restart apache2
   service: name=apache2 state=restarted
   when: apache2_service_state != 'stopped'
diff --git a/tasks/config.yml b/tasks/config.yml
index 7d95480..2bb9e5e 100644
--- a/tasks/config.yml
+++ b/tasks/config.yml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
     owner: root
     group: root
     mode: "0644"
-  notify: reload apache2
+  notify: test and reload apache2
   with_items:
     - etc/apache2/apache2.conf
     - etc/apache2/ports.conf
diff --git a/tasks/manage_confs.yml b/tasks/manage_confs.yml
index 4801699..b636ddd 100644
--- a/tasks/manage_confs.yml
+++ b/tasks/manage_confs.yml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
     creates: "/etc/apache2/conf-enabled/{{ item.id }}.conf"
   when: item.state is not defined or item.state != 'absent'
   with_items: "{{ apache2_confs }}"
-  notify: reload apache2
+  notify: test and reload apache2
 
 - name: Disabling conf
   command: >
@@ -16,4 +16,4 @@
     removes: "/etc/apache2/conf-enabled/{{ item.id }}.conf"
   when: item.state is defined and item.state == 'absent'
   with_items: "{{ apache2_confs }}"
-  notify: reload apache2
+  notify: test and reload apache2
diff --git a/tasks/manage_default.yml b/tasks/manage_default.yml
index ac8f333..28e914b 100644
--- a/tasks/manage_default.yml
+++ b/tasks/manage_default.yml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
   file:
     dest: /etc/apache2/sites-enabled/000-default.conf
     state: absent
-  notify: reload apache2
+  notify: test and reload apache2
   when: apache2_remove_default
 
 - name: Removing default host
diff --git a/tasks/manage_modules.yml b/tasks/manage_modules.yml
index 2a9a03a..7e02406 100644
--- a/tasks/manage_modules.yml
+++ b/tasks/manage_modules.yml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
     creates: "/etc/apache2/mods-enabled/{{ item.id }}.load"
   when: item.state is not defined or item.state != 'absent'
   with_items: "{{ apache2_modules }}"
-  notify: reload apache2
+  notify: test and reload apache2
 
 - name: Disabling modules
   command: >
@@ -16,4 +16,4 @@
     removes: "/etc/apache2/mods-enabled/{{ item.id }}.load"
   when: item.state is defined and item.state == 'absent'
   with_items: "{{ apache2_modules }}"
-  notify: reload apache2
+  notify: test and reload apache2
diff --git a/tasks/manage_sites.yml b/tasks/manage_sites.yml
index 0bc039a..20e45a7 100644
--- a/tasks/manage_sites.yml
+++ b/tasks/manage_sites.yml
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 - name: Creating webroots
   file:
     dest: "{{ apache2_sites_basedir }}/{{ item.id }}/htdocs"
+    mode: "0755"
     state: directory
   when: item.add_webroot is defined and item.add_webroot
   with_items: "{{ apache2_sites }}"
@@ -15,7 +16,7 @@
     group: root
     mode: "0644"
   with_items: "{{ apache2_sites }}"
-  notify: reload apache2
+  notify: test and reload apache2
 
 - name: Enabling sites
   file:
@@ -24,7 +25,7 @@
     state: link
   when: item.state is not defined or item.state == 'present'
   with_items: "{{ apache2_sites }}"
-  notify: reload apache2
+  notify: test and reload apache2
 
 - name: Disabling sites
   file:
@@ -32,4 +33,4 @@
     state: absent
   when: item.state is defined and item.state == 'absent'
   with_items: "{{ apache2_sites }}"
-  notify: reload apache2
+  notify: test and reload apache2