diff --git a/ansible/post-deploy.yml b/ansible/post-deploy.yml
index e933330..0fc4d28 100644
--- a/ansible/post-deploy.yml
+++ b/ansible/post-deploy.yml
@@ -79,6 +79,7 @@
       ignore_errors: true
       changed_when: false
       register: git_id_rsa_pub_check
+      become: true
 
     - name: Ensure git public key is in gitea loaded authorized_keys
       blockinfile: