diff --git a/roles/wordpress-install/tasks/composer-authentications.yml b/roles/wordpress-install/tasks/composer-authentications.yml
index 8ad265fe24..be2e3377c8 100644
--- a/roles/wordpress-install/tasks/composer-authentications.yml
+++ b/roles/wordpress-install/tasks/composer-authentications.yml
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
     command: config
     arguments: --auth http-basic.{{ composer_authentication.hostname | quote }} {{ composer_authentication.username | quote }} {{ composer_authentication.password | default("") | quote }}
     working_dir: "{{ working_dir }}"
+  become: no
   no_log: true
   changed_when: false
   when: