diff --git a/roles/distgit/pagure/tasks/main.yml b/roles/distgit/pagure/tasks/main.yml
index 40ad1bc9c1..fe44000490 100644
--- a/roles/distgit/pagure/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/distgit/pagure/tasks/main.yml
@@ -393,7 +393,7 @@
     - src: "{{private}}/files/rabbitmq/{{env}}/pki/private/pagure{{ env_suffix }}.key"
       dest: src.fp.o.key
       owner: root
-      mode: 0600
+      mode: "600"
     - src: "{{private}}/files/rabbitmq/{{env}}/pki/ca.crt"
       dest: src.fp.o.ca
       owner: root