diff --git a/roles/postgresql/tasks/main.yml b/roles/postgresql/tasks/main.yml
index 5f9101b..ee1a52a 100644
--- a/roles/postgresql/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/postgresql/tasks/main.yml
@@ -54,6 +54,8 @@
   ansible.builtin.command:
     cmd: /usr/pgsql-{{ postgresql_version }}/bin/postgresql-{{ postgresql_version }}-setup initdb
     creates: "{{ postgresql_pgdata }}/base"
+  become: true
+  become_user: postgres
 
 - name: Ensure PostgreSQL is enabled and running
   ansible.builtin.service: