diff --git a/ansible/roles/gnocchi/tasks/config.yml b/ansible/roles/gnocchi/tasks/config.yml
index bf7f406945..88fca1614b 100644
--- a/ansible/roles/gnocchi/tasks/config.yml
+++ b/ansible/roles/gnocchi/tasks/config.yml
@@ -100,6 +100,7 @@
     src: "{{ gnocchi_policy_file_path }}"
     dest: "{{ node_config_directory }}/{{ item.key }}/{{ gnocchi_policy_file }}"
     mode: "0660"
+  become: true
   register: gnocchi_policy_overwriting
   when:
     - gnocchi_policy_file is defined