diff --git a/tasks/glance_pre_install.yml b/tasks/glance_pre_install.yml
index f21c0674..0774ecb2 100644
--- a/tasks/glance_pre_install.yml
+++ b/tasks/glance_pre_install.yml
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
     state: directory
     owner: "{{ item.owner|default(glance_system_user_name) }}"
     group: "{{ item.group|default(glance_system_group_name) }}"
-    mode: "{{ item.mode|default('0755') }}"
+    mode: "{{ item.mode|default(omit) }}"
   with_items:
     - { path: "/openstack", mode: "0755", owner: "root", group: "root" }
     - { path: "/etc/glance", mode: "0750" }