diff --git a/roles/kolibri/tasks/main.yml b/roles/kolibri/tasks/main.yml
index 787a905d7..5021a4492 100644
--- a/roles/kolibri/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/kolibri/tasks/main.yml
@@ -42,12 +42,12 @@
   template:
     src: "{{ item.src }}"
     dest: "{{ item.dest }}"
-    mode: "{{ item.mode }}"
     owner: root
     group: root
+    mode: 0644
   with_items:
-    - { src: 'kolibri.service.j2', dest: '/etc/systemd/system/kolibri.service', mode: '0644' }
-    - { src: 'kolibri.conf.j2', dest: '/etc/apache2/sites-available/kolibri.conf', mode: '0644' }
+    - { src: 'kolibri.service.j2', dest: '/etc/systemd/system/kolibri.service' }
+    - { src: 'kolibri.conf.j2', dest: '/etc/apache2/sites-available/kolibri.conf' }
 
 - name: Enable 'kolibri' systemd service (for reboots) but ensure it's stopped for Kolibri provisioning
   systemd: