diff --git a/roles/mirrormanager/mirrorlist_proxy/tasks/main.yml b/roles/mirrormanager/mirrorlist_proxy/tasks/main.yml
index b7ecb1f275..b48b1fe656 100644
--- a/roles/mirrormanager/mirrorlist_proxy/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/mirrormanager/mirrorlist_proxy/tasks/main.yml
@@ -126,7 +126,8 @@
 
 - name: Deploy mirrorlist data files (if this is a initial install)
   shell: "rsync -az --delete-delay --delay-updates --delete /var/lib/mirrormanager/{*pkl,*txt} {{ inventory_hostname }}:/srv/mirrorlist/data/mirrorlist1/ creates=/srv/mirrorlist/data/mirrorlist1/mirrorlist_cache.pkl"
-  become: mirrormanager
+  become: yes
+  become_user: mirrormanager
   delegate_to: "mm-backend01.phx2.fedoraproject.org"
   when: env == "production"
   tags: