diff --git a/tests/vm/flatpak_update.yml b/tests/vm/flatpak_update.yml
index f869027..7d004cd 100644
--- a/tests/vm/flatpak_update.yml
+++ b/tests/vm/flatpak_update.yml
@@ -7,5 +7,6 @@
   tasks:
   # Verifies that the GPG key is functional
   - name: Test updating flatpak packages
+    become: true
     ansible.builtin.command:
       cmd: /usr/bin/flatpak update -y --noninteractive