diff --git a/ansible/pre-deploy.yml b/ansible/pre-deploy.yml
index 9ddd6e4..ef12e24 100644
--- a/ansible/pre-deploy.yml
+++ b/ansible/pre-deploy.yml
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
         name: gitea
         system: true
         state: present
+      become: true
 
     - name: Setup host Gitea user
       user:
@@ -19,12 +20,14 @@
         generate_ssh_key: true
         ssh_key_bits: 2048
         ssh_key_file: .ssh/id_rsa
+      become: true
 
     - name: Get uid/guid of the gitea user
       getent:
         database: passwd
         key: gitea
         split: ":"
+      become: true
 
     - name: Store gitea git user uid/guid
       set_fact: