diff --git a/common/deploy-steps-tasks-step-1.yaml b/common/deploy-steps-tasks-step-1.yaml
index 7e31a77d36..62c5e06f3f 100644
--- a/common/deploy-steps-tasks-step-1.yaml
+++ b/common/deploy-steps-tasks-step-1.yaml
@@ -237,6 +237,7 @@
     - 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 }}"
@@ -244,6 +245,7 @@
     - 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: