diff --git a/roles/ceph-common/tasks/facts.yml b/roles/ceph-common/tasks/facts.yml
index 77d58df73..6d36fe58b 100644
--- a/roles/ceph-common/tasks/facts.yml
+++ b/roles/ceph-common/tasks/facts.yml
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@
 # We want this check to be run only on one mon
 - name: check if {{ fetch_directory }} directory exists
   local_action: stat path="{{ fetch_directory }}/monitor_keyring.conf"
+  become: false
   register: monitor_keyring_conf
   run_once: true
 
@@ -71,6 +72,7 @@
 
   - name: write initial mon keyring in {{ fetch_directory }}/monitor_keyring.conf if it doesn't exist
     local_action: shell echo {{ monitor_keyring.stdout }} | tee {{ fetch_directory }}/monitor_keyring.conf
+    become: false
     when:
       - test_initial_monitor_keyring.rc == 0