diff --git a/playbooks/hosts/copr-be-dev.cloud.fedoraproject.org.yml b/playbooks/hosts/copr-be-dev.cloud.fedoraproject.org.yml
index a1f2813e5f..97432579c0 100644
--- a/playbooks/hosts/copr-be-dev.cloud.fedoraproject.org.yml
+++ b/playbooks/hosts/copr-be-dev.cloud.fedoraproject.org.yml
@@ -15,7 +15,8 @@
 - name: provision instance
   #hosts: copr-back:copr-back-stg
   hosts: copr-back-stg
-  user: root
+  user: fedora
+  sudo: True
   gather_facts: True
 
   vars_files: