diff --git a/examples/nomatches.yml b/examples/nomatches.yml
index 408cdb2aa8..2cc726e9a5 100644
--- a/examples/nomatches.yml
+++ b/examples/nomatches.yml
@@ -6,4 +6,4 @@
       action: debug msg="Hello!"
 
     - name: this should be fine too
-      action: file state=touch dest=./wherever
+      action: file state=touch mode=0644 dest=./wherever