diff --git a/roles/2-common/tasks/xo.yml b/roles/2-common/tasks/xo.yml
index 8158e6c17..299f3d0db 100644
--- a/roles/2-common/tasks/xo.yml
+++ b/roles/2-common/tasks/xo.yml
@@ -60,9 +60,9 @@
     dest: /etc/NetworkManager/system-connections/"Sugar Modem Connection"
     section: ppp
     option: "{{ item.option }}"
-    value: "{{ item.value | string }}"
+    value: "{{ item.value }}"    # "{{ item.value | string }}" not nec, as they're already strings.
     backup: yes
-    mode: 0600
+    mode: '0600'
   with_items:
     - { option: 'lcp-echo-failure', value: '5' }
     - { option: 'lcp-echo-interval', value: '30' }