diff --git a/roles/install-kubernetes/tasks/minikube.yaml b/roles/install-kubernetes/tasks/minikube.yaml
index 7c3f9790e..425c001c8 100644
--- a/roles/install-kubernetes/tasks/minikube.yaml
+++ b/roles/install-kubernetes/tasks/minikube.yaml
@@ -44,5 +44,11 @@
     MINIKUBE_HOME: "{{ ansible_user_dir }}"
     KUBECONFIG: "{{ ansible_user_dir }}/.kube/config"
 
+- name: Ensure minikube config is owned by ansible_user
+  become: yes
+  file:
+    path: "{{ ansible_user_dir }}/.minikube/client.key"
+    owner: "{{ ansible_user }}"
+
 - name: Get cluster info
   command: kubectl cluster-info