diff --git a/roles/bodhi2/backend/tasks/main.yml b/roles/bodhi2/backend/tasks/main.yml
index 8028ddf663..4f73f702ac 100644
--- a/roles/bodhi2/backend/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/bodhi2/backend/tasks/main.yml
@@ -89,6 +89,7 @@
   cron: name="owner-sync" minute="15" hour="4" user="root"
       job="/usr/local/bin/lock-wrapper owner-sync '/usr/local/bin/owner-sync-pagure f37 f37-container f37-modular f36 f36-container f36-modular f35 f35-container f35-modular epel9 epel9-next epel8 epel8-next epel8-modular epel7 module-package-list modular'"
       cron_file=update-koji-owner
+      user: apache
   when: env == "production"
   tags:
   - bodhi