diff --git a/tasks/versioncheck.yml b/tasks/versioncheck.yml
index e660e3e..7dd80c5 100644
--- a/tasks/versioncheck.yml
+++ b/tasks/versioncheck.yml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
   ansible.builtin.file:
     path: '/etc/.ansible-version'
     state: directory
-    mode: 0755
+    mode: '0755'
   when: submodules_versioncheck | bool
 
 - name: Check playbook version