diff --git a/tasks/main.yml b/tasks/main.yml
index 0cdbd0b..6f25d49 100644
--- a/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/tasks/main.yml
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
       state: present
 
 - name: Use rsync to copy to remote node
+  become: no
   synchronize:
     src: "{{ local_apigee_path }}/{{ apigee_archive_name }}"
     dest: "{{ apigeerepobasepath }}/{{ apigee_archive_name }}"