diff --git a/tasks/install_validation_tools.yml b/tasks/install_validation_tools.yml
index 7c0af93dd4e9e60885bdd5319e784c23c5572051..75d9fe631d8671d07cda38c8ea4516b37e789388 100644
--- a/tasks/install_validation_tools.yml
+++ b/tasks/install_validation_tools.yml
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@
     src: "{{ item.s | default(omit) }}"     # file to link to
     dest: "/usr/local/etc/{{ item.d }}"    # symlink file path
     state: "{{ item.state | default('link') }}"
+    mode: "{{ item.m | default(omit) }}"
   loop:
     # TIFF 6
     - d: "cit_tiff6_baseline_SLUB_current.cfg"