diff --git a/playbooks/zuul/run-production-playbook.yaml b/playbooks/zuul/run-production-playbook.yaml
index 24f3ac62c2..444babddd5 100644
--- a/playbooks/zuul/run-production-playbook.yaml
+++ b/playbooks/zuul/run-production-playbook.yaml
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@
         # bridge directly.
         - name: Rename playbook log on bridge
           when: not infra_prod_playbook_collect_log
+          become: yes
           copy:
             remote_src: yes
             src: "/var/log/ansible/{{ playbook_name }}.log"
@@ -60,6 +61,7 @@
 
         - name: Cleanup old playbook logs on bridge
           when: not infra_prod_playbook_collect_log
+          become: yes
           shell: |
             find /var/log/ansible -name '{{ playbook_name }}.log.*' -type f -mtime 30 -delete