diff --git a/roles/provision/user/tasks/main.yml b/roles/provision/user/tasks/main.yml
index 3c12baf60..2bedb6bbd 100644
--- a/roles/provision/user/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/provision/user/tasks/main.yml
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
   group:
     name: "{{ non_root_group }}"
     state: present
+  become: true
 
 - name: Create non-root user
   user: