diff --git a/roles/aws/aws_backup_validation/tasks/main.yml b/roles/aws/aws_backup_validation/tasks/main.yml
index bb35e96bb..d64cdda13 100644
--- a/roles/aws/aws_backup_validation/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/aws/aws_backup_validation/tasks/main.yml
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@
     region: "{{ _aws_region }}"
     targets:
       - id: validation_report
-        arn: "{{ _validation_report.configuration.function_arn }}"
+        arn: "{{ _validation_report.configuration.split(':') | map('trim'))[:-1] | join(':') }}" # Remove the version number from ARN
   register: _validation_event
 
 - name: Generate unique string