diff --git a/tasks/main.yml b/tasks/main.yml
index cf57f16..b9f8dc6 100644
--- a/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/tasks/main.yml
@@ -93,6 +93,8 @@
     group: cat
 
 - name: Make the user service execute on system start instead of user login
+  become: yes
+  become_user: root
   shell: loginctl enable-linger {{ cat_user }}
 
 - name: Enable cat service