diff --git a/playbooks/make_ansible_user.yml b/playbooks/make_ansible_user.yml
index ced82c8..66633b6 100644
--- a/playbooks/make_ansible_user.yml
+++ b/playbooks/make_ansible_user.yml
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 ---
 - hosts: all
   become: true
-  become_method: su -
+  become_method: su
+  become_user: root
   tasks:
     - name: Create the ansible user
       ansible.builtin.user: