diff --git a/tests/integration-tests/tests/basic/log_rotation_utils.py b/tests/integration-tests/tests/basic/log_rotation_utils.py
index 17d3b9e4af..77ed675a19 100644
--- a/tests/integration-tests/tests/basic/log_rotation_utils.py
+++ b/tests/integration-tests/tests/basic/log_rotation_utils.py
@@ -179,9 +179,11 @@ def _test_logs_uploaded_to_cloudwatch(
     # write a log message to log file after log rotation in case log is empty
     for log in logs:
         if log.get("existence"):
+            log_path = log.get('log_path')
+            log_file_user = remote_command_executor.get_user_to_operate_on_file(log_path)
             _run_command_on_node(
                 remote_command_executor,
-                f"echo '{after_log_rotation_message}' | sudo tee --append {log.get('log_path')}",
+                f"echo '{after_log_rotation_message}' | sudo -u {log_file_user} tee --append {log_path}",
                 compute_private_ip,
             )
             # assert both logs are in the cloudwatch logs