diff --git a/roles/ensure-package-repositories/tasks/RedHat.yaml b/roles/ensure-package-repositories/tasks/RedHat.yaml
index 790d179ab..51e1225a2 100644
--- a/roles/ensure-package-repositories/tasks/RedHat.yaml
+++ b/roles/ensure-package-repositories/tasks/RedHat.yaml
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@
     path: '{{ gpg_key_tempdir.path }}'
 
 - name: Add repositories
+  become: true
   yum_repository:
     name: "{{ zj_item['name'] }}"
     file: "{{ zj_item['file'] | default(zj_item['name']) }}"
diff --git a/roles/ensure-package-repositories/tasks/Suse.yaml b/roles/ensure-package-repositories/tasks/Suse.yaml
index 47bdac875..1a1ea9fa3 100644
--- a/roles/ensure-package-repositories/tasks/Suse.yaml
+++ b/roles/ensure-package-repositories/tasks/Suse.yaml
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@
     path: '{{ gpg_key_tempdir.path }}'
 
 - name: Add repositories
+  become: true
   zypper_repository:
     name: "{{ zj_item['name'] }}"
     description: "{{ zj_item['description'] | default(omit) }}"