diff --git a/tasks/neutron_pre_install.yml b/tasks/neutron_pre_install.yml
index f9a5474c..22348c84 100644
--- a/tasks/neutron_pre_install.yml
+++ b/tasks/neutron_pre_install.yml
@@ -56,8 +56,8 @@
     src: "{{ item.src | default(omit) }}"
     dest: "{{ item.dest | default(omit) }}"
     state: "{{ item.state | default('directory') }}"
-    owner: "{{ item.owner|default(neutron_system_user_name) }}"
-    group: "{{ item.group|default(neutron_system_group_name) }}"
+    owner: "{{ item.owner | default(neutron_system_user_name) }}"
+    group: "{{ item.group | default(neutron_system_group_name) }}"
     mode: "{{ item.mode | default(omit) }}"
     force: "{{ item.force | default(omit) }}"
   when:
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@
       owner: "root"
       group: "root"
     - path: "{{ (neutron_install_method == 'distro') | ternary(neutron_conf_dir, (neutron_bin | dirname) + '/etc/neutron') }}"
-      mode: "0750"
+      mode: "0755"
     # NOTE(cloudnull): The "src" path is relative. This ensures all files remain
     #                  within the host/container confines when connecting to
     #                  them using the connection plugin or the root filesystem.