diff --git a/common/deploy-steps-tasks-step-1.yaml b/common/deploy-steps-tasks-step-1.yaml
index 1110ce3903..3b3f3b68fa 100644
--- a/common/deploy-steps-tasks-step-1.yaml
+++ b/common/deploy-steps-tasks-step-1.yaml
@@ -257,6 +257,7 @@
             - container_startup_configs
 
         - name: Generate startup configs files per step and per container
+          become: true
           container_startup_config:
             config_base_dir: /var/lib/tripleo-config/container-startup-config
             config_data: "{{ lookup('file', (tripleo_role_name + '/docker_config.yaml'), errors='ignore') | default({}, True) | from_yaml }}"
@@ -264,6 +265,7 @@
             - container_startup_configs
 
         - name: Ensure config hashes are up-to-date for container startup configs
+          become: true
           container_puppet_config:
             update_config_hash_only: true
           tags: