diff --git a/modules/openstack_project/files/nodepool/scripts/prepare_node_bare.sh b/modules/openstack_project/files/nodepool/scripts/prepare_node_bare.sh
index e0eef3c4bc..31597067e4 100755
--- a/modules/openstack_project/files/nodepool/scripts/prepare_node_bare.sh
+++ b/modules/openstack_project/files/nodepool/scripts/prepare_node_bare.sh
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 # limitations under the License.
 
 HOSTNAME=$1
-SUDO='false'
+SUDO='true'
 BARE='false'
 PYTHON3='false'
 PYPY='false'