diff --git a/tasks/main.yml b/tasks/main.yml
index 22c09448effdc69cd8c07a2bafb2cd8d225557b9..aa004c65800b2041572f958014eae7c79149a456 100644
--- a/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/tasks/main.yml
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
       owner=root
       group=root
       state=directory
-      mode=755
+      mode='755'
 
   - name: "SFTP | Create User"
     user:
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@
       owner=root
       group=sftp
       state=directory
-      mode=775
+      mode='775'
 
   - include: mount.yml
     when: sftp_devpath