diff --git a/.github/workflows/CI.yml b/.github/workflows/CI.yml
index 3abddf22..686c7c08 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/CI.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/CI.yml
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ jobs:
   local:
     strategy:
         matrix:
-            os: [ubuntu-20.04, ubuntu-22.04]
+            os: [ubuntu-20.04, ubuntu-22.04, ubuntu-24.04]
     runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
diff --git a/deploy/intellabs/kafl/roles/kernel/tasks/install_kernel.yml b/deploy/intellabs/kafl/roles/kernel/tasks/install_kernel.yml
index 8ad8a46a..06a239c7 100644
--- a/deploy/intellabs/kafl/roles/kernel/tasks/install_kernel.yml
+++ b/deploy/intellabs/kafl/roles/kernel/tasks/install_kernel.yml
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@
         awk -F\' '/menuentry.*{{ kernel_grep_string }}/ {print $4}' /boot/grub/grub.cfg |head -1
       args:
         executable: /bin/bash
+      become: true
       register: grub_menuentry_ids
       when: true
       check_mode: false