diff --git a/roles/set_semaphore_count/tasks/main.yml b/roles/set_semaphore_count/tasks/main.yml
index ad2b5b0c4fdfac35b653fce901856b4e0a8ced2d..a8e975f5ff11619391363b4e42be842ac67c3c7b 100644
--- a/roles/set_semaphore_count/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/set_semaphore_count/tasks/main.yml
@@ -11,5 +11,7 @@
   become_user: root
 - name: enable and start set_semaphores service
   service: name="set_semaphores" state=started enabled=true
+  become: true
+  become_user: root