diff --git a/roles/odcs/base/tasks/main.yml b/roles/odcs/base/tasks/main.yml
index 76033d451f..da64f14b7d 100644
--- a/roles/odcs/base/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/odcs/base/tasks/main.yml
@@ -88,6 +88,8 @@
   with_items:
   - "{{ odcs_target_dir }}"
   - "{{ odcs_target_dir }}/private"
+  become: yes
+  become_user: odcs-server
   tags:
    - odcs
    - odcs/frontend