diff --git a/roles/ceph-mon/tasks/deploy_monitors.yml b/roles/ceph-mon/tasks/deploy_monitors.yml
index ea93734a3..2067ef67a 100644
--- a/roles/ceph-mon/tasks/deploy_monitors.yml
+++ b/roles/ceph-mon/tasks/deploy_monitors.yml
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
     state: generate_secret
   register: monitor_keyring
   delegate_to: localhost
+  become: false
   run_once: true
   when:
     - initial_mon_key.skipped is defined