diff --git a/roles/rabbitmq_cluster/tasks/main.yml b/roles/rabbitmq_cluster/tasks/main.yml
index a6b73fdc26..57858ea7e5 100644
--- a/roles/rabbitmq_cluster/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/rabbitmq_cluster/tasks/main.yml
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@
 
 - name: deploy staging cookie
   copy: content="{{rabbitmq_cluster_cookie_staging}}" dest=/var/lib/rabbitmq/.erlang.cookie
-        user=rabbitmq group=rabbitmq mode=0600
+        owner=rabbitmq group=rabbitmq mode=0600
   when: "env == 'staging'"
   tags:
   - rabbitmq_cluster