diff --git a/roles/upgrade-host/tasks/main.yaml b/roles/upgrade-host/tasks/main.yaml
index d3cbd0112..0afb37385 100644
--- a/roles/upgrade-host/tasks/main.yaml
+++ b/roles/upgrade-host/tasks/main.yaml
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
             - linux-generic-hwe-16.04
     - name: Reboot Host following kernel upgrade
       shell: sleep 2 && reboot
-      sudo: yes
+      become: yes
       async: 30
       poll: 0
       ignore_errors: true