diff --git a/ansible/roles/ceph/tasks/start_osds.yml b/ansible/roles/ceph/tasks/start_osds.yml
index 643d121b0d..7bd0d4d045 100644
--- a/ansible/roles/ceph/tasks/start_osds.yml
+++ b/ansible/roles/ceph/tasks/start_osds.yml
@@ -19,6 +19,8 @@
     name: "/var/lib/ceph/osd/{{ item['fs_uuid'] }}"
     opts: "{{ ceph_osd_mount_options }}"
   with_items: "{{ osds }}"
+  become: true
+  become_method: sudo
 
 - name: Gathering OSD IDs
   command: "cat /var/lib/ceph/osd/{{ item['fs_uuid'] }}/whoami"