diff --git a/shared/templates/file_groupowner/ansible.template b/shared/templates/file_groupowner/ansible.template
index 8e8bbde440c0..316b89f34f72 100644
--- a/shared/templates/file_groupowner/ansible.template
+++ b/shared/templates/file_groupowner/ansible.template
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
   file:
     path: "{{ item.path }}"
     group: "{{{ FILEGID }}}"
+    state: file
   when: item.gid != {{{ FILEGID }}}
   with_items:
     - "{{ files_found.files }}"
diff --git a/shared/templates/file_owner/ansible.template b/shared/templates/file_owner/ansible.template
index a0d6c51c6139..bf36faca54c7 100644
--- a/shared/templates/file_owner/ansible.template
+++ b/shared/templates/file_owner/ansible.template
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
   file:
     path: "{{ item.path }}"
     owner: "{{{ FILEUID }}}"
+    state: file
   when: item.uid != {{{ FILEUID }}}
   with_items:
     - "{{ files_found.files }}"
diff --git a/shared/templates/file_permissions/ansible.template b/shared/templates/file_permissions/ansible.template
index 4570ace9471d..80753f4fcf4c 100644
--- a/shared/templates/file_permissions/ansible.template
+++ b/shared/templates/file_permissions/ansible.template
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
   file:
     path: "{{ item.path }}"
     mode: "{{{ FILEMODE }}}"
+    state: file
   when: item.mode != '{{{ FILEMODE}}}'
   with_items:
     - "{{ files_found.files }}"