diff --git a/tasks/yum_cron.yml b/tasks/yum_cron.yml
index fbb16b9..86c65b2 100644
--- a/tasks/yum_cron.yml
+++ b/tasks/yum_cron.yml
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@
           # Ansible managed.
           # File was moved to '/etc/cron.d/x-yum'
         dest: "{{ item }}"
+        mode: 0755
       loop:
         - /etc/cron.daily/0yum-daily.cron
         - /etc/cron.hourly/0yum-hourly.cron