diff --git a/changelogs/fragments/validate-doc.yaml b/changelogs/fragments/validate-doc.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..cb8fd4c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelogs/fragments/validate-doc.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+---
+doc_changes:
+  - validate lookup plugin - Fix syntax in EXAMPLES.
+  - validate module - Fix syntax in EXAMPLES.
diff --git a/docs/ansible.utils.validate_lookup.rst b/docs/ansible.utils.validate_lookup.rst
index 8917876..b9fa304 100644
--- a/docs/ansible.utils.validate_lookup.rst
+++ b/docs/ansible.utils.validate_lookup.rst
@@ -116,12 +116,12 @@ Examples
 
     - name: set facts for data and criteria
       ansible.builtin.set_fact:
-        data: "{{ lookup('ansible.builtin.file', './validate/data/show_interfaces_iosxr.json')}}"
-        criteria: "{{ lookup('ansible.builtin.file', './validate/criteria/jsonschema/show_interfaces_iosxr.json')}}"
+        data: "{{ lookup('ansible.builtin.file', './validate/data/show_interfaces_iosxr.json') }}"
+        criteria: "{{ lookup('ansible.builtin.file', './validate/criteria/jsonschema/show_interfaces_iosxr.json') }}"
 
     - name: validate data in json format using jsonschema with lookup plugin by passing plugin configuration variable as key/value pairs
       ansible.builtin.set_fact:
-        data_criteria_checks: "{{ lookup(data, criteria, engine='ansible.utils.jsonschema', draft='draft7') }}"
+        data_criteria_checks: "{{ lookup('ansible.utils.validate', data, criteria, engine='ansible.utils.jsonschema', draft='draft7') }}"
 
     - name: validate data in json format using jsonschema with lookup plugin by passing plugin configuration variable as task variable
       ansible.builtin.set_fact:
diff --git a/docs/ansible.utils.validate_module.rst b/docs/ansible.utils.validate_module.rst
index 615b68a..6948e39 100644
--- a/docs/ansible.utils.validate_module.rst
+++ b/docs/ansible.utils.validate_module.rst
@@ -103,8 +103,8 @@ Examples
 
     - name: set facts for data and criteria
       ansible.builtin.set_fact:
-        data: "{{ lookup('ansible.builtin.file', './validate/data/show_interfaces_iosxr.json')}}"
-        criteria: "{{ lookup('ansible.builtin.file', './validate/criteria/jsonschema/show_interfaces_iosxr.json')}}"
+        data: "{{ lookup('ansible.builtin.file', './validate/data/show_interfaces_iosxr.json') }}"
+        criteria: "{{ lookup('ansible.builtin.file', './validate/criteria/jsonschema/show_interfaces_iosxr.json') }}"
 
     - name: validate data in with jsonschema engine (by passing task vars as configurable plugin options)
       ansible.utils.validate:
@@ -116,8 +116,8 @@ Examples
 
     - name: validate configuration with config plugin (see config plugin for criteria examples)
       ansible.utils.validate:
-        data: "{{ lookup('ansible.builtin.file', './backup/eos.config' }}"
-        criteria: "{{ lookup('ansible.builtin.file', './validate/criteria/config/eos_config_rules.yaml' }}"
+        data: "{{ lookup('ansible.builtin.file', './backup/eos.config') }}"
+        criteria: "{{ lookup('ansible.builtin.file', './validate/criteria/config/eos_config_rules.yaml') }}"
         engine: ansible.utils.config
 
 
diff --git a/plugins/lookup/validate.py b/plugins/lookup/validate.py
index 5567f15..711c3c9 100644
--- a/plugins/lookup/validate.py
+++ b/plugins/lookup/validate.py
@@ -60,12 +60,12 @@ DOCUMENTATION = """
 EXAMPLES = r"""
 - name: set facts for data and criteria
   ansible.builtin.set_fact:
-    data: "{{ lookup('ansible.builtin.file', './validate/data/show_interfaces_iosxr.json')}}"
-    criteria: "{{ lookup('ansible.builtin.file', './validate/criteria/jsonschema/show_interfaces_iosxr.json')}}"
+    data: "{{ lookup('ansible.builtin.file', './validate/data/show_interfaces_iosxr.json') }}"
+    criteria: "{{ lookup('ansible.builtin.file', './validate/criteria/jsonschema/show_interfaces_iosxr.json') }}"
 
 - name: validate data in json format using jsonschema with lookup plugin by passing plugin configuration variable as key/value pairs
   ansible.builtin.set_fact:
-    data_criteria_checks: "{{ lookup(data, criteria, engine='ansible.utils.jsonschema', draft='draft7') }}"
+    data_criteria_checks: "{{ lookup('ansible.utils.validate', data, criteria, engine='ansible.utils.jsonschema', draft='draft7') }}"
 
 - name: validate data in json format using jsonschema with lookup plugin by passing plugin configuration variable as task variable
   ansible.builtin.set_fact:
diff --git a/plugins/modules/validate.py b/plugins/modules/validate.py
index fafefb4..4d0e085 100644
--- a/plugins/modules/validate.py
+++ b/plugins/modules/validate.py
@@ -52,8 +52,8 @@ notes:
 EXAMPLES = r"""
 - name: set facts for data and criteria
   ansible.builtin.set_fact:
-    data: "{{ lookup('ansible.builtin.file', './validate/data/show_interfaces_iosxr.json')}}"
-    criteria: "{{ lookup('ansible.builtin.file', './validate/criteria/jsonschema/show_interfaces_iosxr.json')}}"
+    data: "{{ lookup('ansible.builtin.file', './validate/data/show_interfaces_iosxr.json') }}"
+    criteria: "{{ lookup('ansible.builtin.file', './validate/criteria/jsonschema/show_interfaces_iosxr.json') }}"
 
 - name: validate data in with jsonschema engine (by passing task vars as configurable plugin options)
   ansible.utils.validate:
@@ -65,8 +65,8 @@ EXAMPLES = r"""
 
 - name: validate configuration with config plugin (see config plugin for criteria examples)
   ansible.utils.validate:
-    data: "{{ lookup('ansible.builtin.file', './backup/eos.config' }}"
-    criteria: "{{ lookup('ansible.builtin.file', './validate/criteria/config/eos_config_rules.yaml' }}"
+    data: "{{ lookup('ansible.builtin.file', './backup/eos.config') }}"
+    criteria: "{{ lookup('ansible.builtin.file', './validate/criteria/config/eos_config_rules.yaml') }}"
     engine: ansible.utils.config
 """