diff --git a/deployment/octavia/octavia-deployment-config.j2.yaml b/deployment/octavia/octavia-deployment-config.j2.yaml
index 123a0dc1a8..718758fb66 100644
--- a/deployment/octavia/octavia-deployment-config.j2.yaml
+++ b/deployment/octavia/octavia-deployment-config.j2.yaml
@@ -246,9 +246,11 @@ outputs:
               set_fact:
                 octavia_ansible_group_vars: { get_attr: [OctaviaVars, value, vars] }
             - name: Make needed directories on the undercloud
+              become: true
               file:
                 path: "{{item}}"
                 state: directory
+                owner: "{{ ansible_user }}"
               with_items:
                 - "{{ octavia_ansible_group_vars.octavia_local_tmpdir }}"
                 - "{{ octavia_ansible_group_vars.octavia_group_vars_dir }}"