diff --git a/roles/repo-setup/defaults/main.yml b/roles/repo-setup/defaults/main.yml
index 993089fb1..815115fec 100644
--- a/roles/repo-setup/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/roles/repo-setup/defaults/main.yml
@@ -9,13 +9,13 @@ stable:
   - mitaka
   - liberty
 repo_cmd_before: |
-  yum install -y yum-plugin-priorities;
-  yum clean all;
-  rm -rf /etc/yum.repos.d/delorean*;
-  rm -rf /etc/yum.repos.d/*.rpmsave;
+  sudo yum install -y yum-plugin-priorities;
+  sudo yum clean all;
+  sudo rm -rf /etc/yum.repos.d/delorean*;
+  sudo rm -rf /etc/yum.repos.d/*.rpmsave;
 repo_cmd_after: |
-  yum repolist;
-  yum update -y
+  sudo yum repolist;
+  sudo yum update -y
 
 # Repositories definitions
 repos:
diff --git a/roles/repo-setup/templates/repo_setup.sh.j2 b/roles/repo-setup/templates/repo_setup.sh.j2
index b31259496..be148a7b5 100644
--- a/roles/repo-setup/templates/repo_setup.sh.j2
+++ b/roles/repo-setup/templates/repo_setup.sh.j2
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ else
     sed -i "s/priority=.*/priority={{ repo.priority }}/g" /tmp/repo_role_tmp/{{ repo.filename }}
 fi
 {% endif %}
-cp -f /tmp/repo_role_tmp/{{ repo.filename }} /etc/yum.repos.d/
+sudo cp -f /tmp/repo_role_tmp/{{ repo.filename }} /etc/yum.repos.d/
 {% endif %}
 
 {% if repo.type == 'generic' %}
@@ -41,14 +41,14 @@ enabled={{ repo.enabled|default('1') }}
 {% if repo.down_url is defined %}# trunk_hash=${HASH:-}
 {% endif %}
 EOF
-cp -f /tmp/repo_role_tmp/{{ repo.filename }} /etc/yum.repos.d/
+sudo cp -f /tmp/repo_role_tmp/{{ repo.filename }} /etc/yum.repos.d/
 {% endif %}
 
 {% if repo.type == 'package' %}
-{{ repo.custom_cmd|default('yum install -y') }} {{ repo.pkg_name|default(repo.pkg_url) }}
+{{ repo.custom_cmd|default('sudo yum install -y') }} {{ repo.pkg_name|default(repo.pkg_url) }}
 {% endif %}
 
 {% endif %}
 {% endfor %}
 
-{{ repo_cmd_after|default('') }}
\ No newline at end of file
+{{ repo_cmd_after|default('') }}