diff --git a/roles/cvmfs_server_meta_info/tasks/repo_meta_info.yml b/roles/cvmfs_server_meta_info/tasks/repo_meta_info.yml
index 56a8a59c..adb4a903 100644
--- a/roles/cvmfs_server_meta_info/tasks/repo_meta_info.yml
+++ b/roles/cvmfs_server_meta_info/tasks/repo_meta_info.yml
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@
   ansible.builtin.command:
     cmd: "cvmfs_server update-repoinfo -f {{ tmp_json_file.path }} {{ this_cvmfs_repo.repository }}"
   when: (current_repo_meta.stdout | checksum) != json_file_stat.stat.checksum
+  become: true
   become_user: "{{ cvmfs_repo_owner | default('root') }}"
 
 - name: Remove temporary json file