diff --git a/manifests/serial/login.pp b/manifests/serial/login.pp
index 09a8004c1e38aa1a9c66728a15d12a3e3e4b22b5..8275dc830df8566956e6c53175eb7f2d6737a477 100644
--- a/manifests/serial/login.pp
+++ b/manifests/serial/login.pp
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ define console::serial::login::rhel_6(
 	file {
 	    "/etc/init/${svcname}.conf":
 		ensure => file,
-		owner => 'root', group => 'root', mode => 0444,
+		owner => 'root', group => 'root', mode => '0444',
 		content => inline_template(
 		    '<%= @lines.join("\n") + "\n" -%>'),
 		notify => Exec["console::serial::login::rhel_6::${name}"];