diff --git a/ansible/post-deploy.yml b/ansible/post-deploy.yml
index 0199921930..acc78cd6f2 100644
--- a/ansible/post-deploy.yml
+++ b/ansible/post-deploy.yml
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@
         mode: 0600
 
     - name: Template out public-openrc-system.sh
-      become: true
+      become: "{{ needs_root }}"
       template:
         src: "roles/common/templates/public-openrc-system.sh.j2"
         dest: "{{ node_config }}/public-openrc-system.sh"