diff --git a/tasks/configure_logrotate.yml b/tasks/configure_logrotate.yml
index 07bd4b97a03c857f542b24c802ac3008750dabd7..807a62991fb94899a58fadc187498d2fb80d9a8c 100644
--- a/tasks/configure_logrotate.yml
+++ b/tasks/configure_logrotate.yml
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@
         compressoptions -9
         uncompresscmd /usr/bin/lunzip
         compressext .lz
+        su root root
       {% endif %}
     validate: 'logrotate -d %s'
   notify: restart logrotate.service