diff --git a/roles/download/tasks/prep_download.yml b/roles/download/tasks/prep_download.yml
index b0d8a2bb1..34bcaa2b9 100644
--- a/roles/download/tasks/prep_download.yml
+++ b/roles/download/tasks/prep_download.yml
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@
   register: test_docker
   changed_when: false
   ignore_errors: true
+  become: false
   when:
     - download_localhost
   tags: