diff --git a/ansible/roles/ceilometer/tasks/config.yml b/ansible/roles/ceilometer/tasks/config.yml
index ca37980ed0..4195c2c98d 100644
--- a/ansible/roles/ceilometer/tasks/config.yml
+++ b/ansible/roles/ceilometer/tasks/config.yml
@@ -362,6 +362,7 @@
     - "Restart {{ item.key }} container"
 
 - name: Copying VMware vCenter CA file
+  become: true
   vars:
     service: "{{ ceilometer_services['ceilometer-compute'] }}"
   copy:
diff --git a/ansible/roles/neutron/tasks/config.yml b/ansible/roles/neutron/tasks/config.yml
index ddb35d63fb..da1756b0b3 100644
--- a/ansible/roles/neutron/tasks/config.yml
+++ b/ansible/roles/neutron/tasks/config.yml
@@ -370,6 +370,7 @@
     - "Restart {{ service_name }} container"
 
 - name: Copying over nsx.ini
+  become: true
   vars:
     service_name: "neutron-server"
     neutron_server: "{{ neutron_services[service_name] }}"
diff --git a/releasenotes/notes/bug-missing-become-attributes-vmware-9ae97e49b4d7dc0d.yaml b/releasenotes/notes/bug-missing-become-attributes-vmware-9ae97e49b4d7dc0d.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..52db079863
--- /dev/null
+++ b/releasenotes/notes/bug-missing-become-attributes-vmware-9ae97e49b4d7dc0d.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+fixes:
+  - |
+    Add missing "become: true" on some VMWare related tasks. Fixed on
+    ``Copying VMware vCenter CA file`` and ``Copying over nsx.ini``.