diff --git a/roles/edpm_ceph_client_files/tasks/main.yml b/roles/edpm_ceph_client_files/tasks/main.yml
index f53f12deb..bf90e118b 100644
--- a/roles/edpm_ceph_client_files/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/edpm_ceph_client_files/tasks/main.yml
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
   ansible.builtin.file:
     path: "{{ edpm_ceph_client_files_config_home }}"
     state: directory
-    mode: 0755
+    mode: "0755"
   become: true
 
 - name: Push files from edpm_ceph_client_files_source to all hosts