diff --git a/playbooks/zuul/run-production-playbook-post.yaml b/playbooks/zuul/run-production-playbook-post.yaml
index ba9ba3a5a1..e9fa8a8118 100644
--- a/playbooks/zuul/run-production-playbook-post.yaml
+++ b/playbooks/zuul/run-production-playbook-post.yaml
@@ -111,6 +111,7 @@
         modification_time_format: '%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%S'
         access_time: '{{ _log_timestamp }}'
         access_time_format: '%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%S'
+      become: yes
 
     - name: Cleanup old playbook logs on bridge
       when: not infra_prod_playbook_collect_log