diff --git a/roles/java-deptools/tasks/main.yml b/roles/java-deptools/tasks/main.yml
index a69f44dcae..5aaa440154 100644
--- a/roles/java-deptools/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/java-deptools/tasks/main.yml
@@ -45,7 +45,9 @@
   - postgres
 
 - name: Create database
-  postgresql_db: name=java-deptools owner=java-deptools db=postgres login_user=root
+  postgresql_db: name=java-deptools owner=java-deptool
+  become: yes
+  become_user: postgres
   tags:
   - postgres
 
@@ -55,6 +57,8 @@
     && touch /var/lib/pgsql/data/schema.done
   args:
     creates: /var/lib/pgsql/data/schema.done
+  become: yes
+  become_user: postgres
   tags:
   - postgres