diff --git a/playbooks/openshift-apps/docstranslation.yml b/playbooks/openshift-apps/docstranslation.yml
index e6fae35329..04777eb275 100644
--- a/playbooks/openshift-apps/docstranslation.yml
+++ b/playbooks/openshift-apps/docstranslation.yml
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
   - name: Generate ssh keypair, if none exist
     openssh_keypair:
       path: "/etc/openshift_apps/{{ app }}/id_rsa_docs_trans"
-      mode: 0600
+      mode: "600"
       type: rsa
       size: 4096
     register: r_ssh_key