diff --git a/roles/ldap_server/tasks/backup.yml b/roles/ldap_server/tasks/backup.yml
index 4ae265d6d7d24a9a18cf0d0414f04988a119ccfc..49400c327ef601d4df94d645f122e069d6dbd0ef 100644
--- a/roles/ldap_server/tasks/backup.yml
+++ b/roles/ldap_server/tasks/backup.yml
@@ -2,10 +2,10 @@
 
 - name: Create directory for storing LDAP database dumps
   file: path="{{ item }}" state=directory
-        owner=root group=root mode=700
+        owner=root group=root mode=0700
   with_items:
     - "/srv/backup"
 
 - name: Deploy script for creating LDAP database backup dumps
   copy: src="ldapdump.sh" dest="/etc/duply/main/pre.d/ldapdump.sh"
-        owner=root group=root mode=700
+        owner=root group=root mode=0700