diff --git a/roles/ldap_netdb/tasks/main.yml b/roles/ldap_netdb/tasks/main.yml
index 1921261..40c5072 100644
--- a/roles/ldap_netdb/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/ldap_netdb/tasks/main.yml
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
   copy:
     src: netdb-update.py
     dest: /usr/local/sbin/netdb-update
-    mode: 755
+    mode: 0755
     owner: root
     group: "{{ ansible_wheel }}"