diff --git a/roles/beaker/virthost/tasks/main.yml b/roles/beaker/virthost/tasks/main.yml
index 61f44e755c..5994ec0c55 100644
--- a/roles/beaker/virthost/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/beaker/virthost/tasks/main.yml
@@ -76,6 +76,8 @@
   user:
     name: "{{ libvirt_user }}"
     groups: kvm
+  sudo: true
+  sudo_user: "{{ libvirt_user }}"
 
 - name: add ssh key for libvirt remote user
   authorized_key: