diff --git a/roles/distgit/pagure/tasks/main.yml b/roles/distgit/pagure/tasks/main.yml
index b0fc917fcf..cb3a7a08aa 100644
--- a/roles/distgit/pagure/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/distgit/pagure/tasks/main.yml
@@ -390,7 +390,7 @@
       dest: src.fp.o.crt
       owner: pagure
       group: repoSpanner
-      mode: 0444
+      mode: "444"
     - src: "{{private}}/files/rabbitmq/{{env}}/pki/private/pagure{{ env_suffix }}.key"
       dest: src.fp.o.key
       owner: pagure
@@ -400,7 +400,7 @@
       dest: src.fp.o.ca
       owner: pagure
       group: repoSpanner
-      mode: 0444
+      mode: "444"
   tags:
   - pagure
   - fedora-messaging