diff --git a/roles/ensure-pycobertura/tasks/main.yaml b/roles/ensure-pycobertura/tasks/main.yaml
index 473d543..ab309bd 100644
--- a/roles/ensure-pycobertura/tasks/main.yaml
+++ b/roles/ensure-pycobertura/tasks/main.yaml
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 - name: Ensure pycobertura is available
   pip:
     name: pycobertura
-    extra_args: --user
+  become: yes