diff --git a/ansible/roles/ssh/tasks/creategroups.yml b/ansible/roles/ssh/tasks/creategroups.yml
index 3c27665..325e0f4 100644
--- a/ansible/roles/ssh/tasks/creategroups.yml
+++ b/ansible/roles/ssh/tasks/creategroups.yml
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 ---
 - name: Ensure user groups are present
+  become: true
   group:
     name: "{{ item }}"
     state: present
diff --git a/ansible/roles/ssh/tasks/main.yml b/ansible/roles/ssh/tasks/main.yml
index 1fb76ce..479032a 100644
--- a/ansible/roles/ssh/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/ansible/roles/ssh/tasks/main.yml
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
     loop_var: user_data
 
 - name: Ensure user accounts are present
+  become: true
   user:
     name: "{{ item.user | default(item) }}"
     shell: /bin/bash