diff --git a/ansible/roles/opendaylight/tasks/config.yml b/ansible/roles/opendaylight/tasks/config.yml
index 1f529ce589..2c94f29b26 100644
--- a/ansible/roles/opendaylight/tasks/config.yml
+++ b/ansible/roles/opendaylight/tasks/config.yml
@@ -196,6 +196,7 @@
   template:
     src: "{{ item }}"
     dest: "{{ node_config_directory }}/opendaylight/10-rest-connector.xml"
+  become: true
   with_first_found:
     - "{{ node_custom_config }}/opendaylight/{{ inventory_hostname }}/10-rest-connector.xml"
     - "{{ node_custom_config }}/opendaylight/10-rest-connector.xml"