diff --git a/tests/integration/targets/lambda_policy/tasks/main.yml b/tests/integration/targets/lambda_policy/tasks/main.yml
index ceb1783b46d..5c1d210e74d 100644
--- a/tests/integration/targets/lambda_policy/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/tests/integration/targets/lambda_policy/tasks/main.yml
@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@
     copy:
       src: mini_http_lambda.py
       dest: '{{output_dir}}/mini_http_lambda.py'
+      mode: preserve
   - name: bundle lambda into a zip
     register: zip_res
     archive: