diff --git a/roles/docker_services/tasks/services.yml b/roles/docker_services/tasks/services.yml
index fa32242..e55dc45 100644
--- a/roles/docker_services/tasks/services.yml
+++ b/roles/docker_services/tasks/services.yml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
 - name: Create base directory for Docker volumes
   ansible.builtin.file:
     name: "{{ base_volume }}"
-    owner: "{{ ansible_user }}"
+    owner: root
     mode: u=rwx,g=rx,o=rx
     state: directory