diff --git a/roles/custom/matrix-synapse/tasks/validate_config.yml b/roles/custom/matrix-synapse/tasks/validate_config.yml
index fdf208e8d..2f1a5e1c0 100644
--- a/roles/custom/matrix-synapse/tasks/validate_config.yml
+++ b/roles/custom/matrix-synapse/tasks/validate_config.yml
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@
   ansible.builtin.fail:
     msg: >-
       Generic workers should not be mixed with the new specialized worker types (room workers, sync workers, client readers, and federation readers)
-  when: matrix_synapse_workers_generic_workers_count | int > 0 and matrix_synapse_workers_room_workers_count | int > 0 and matrix_synapse_workers_sync_workers_count | int > 0 and matrix_synapse_workers_client_reader_workers_count | int > 0 and matrix_synapse_workers_federation_reader_workers_count | int > 0
+  when: matrix_synapse_workers_generic_workers_count | int > 0 and ((matrix_synapse_workers_room_workers_count | int + matrix_synapse_workers_sync_workers_count | int + matrix_synapse_workers_client_reader_workers_count | int + matrix_synapse_workers_federation_reader_workers_count | int) > 0)
 
 - name: (Deprecation) Catch and report renamed settings
   ansible.builtin.fail: