diff --git a/roles/common/tasks/main.yml b/roles/common/tasks/main.yml
index 5f84276..bdb097f 100644
--- a/roles/common/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/common/tasks/main.yml
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
 - name: Set timezone
   timezone:
     name: "America/Chicago"
+  become: yes
   notify: restart cron
 - name: Configure MOTD
   block: