diff --git a/contextualization/basic.yml b/contextualization/basic.yml
index 521baea56..5bf211782 100644
--- a/contextualization/basic.yml
+++ b/contextualization/basic.yml
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
       changed_when: false
 
     - name: Wait for any possibly running unattended upgrade to finish
-      raw: systemd-run --property="After=apt-daily.service apt-daily-upgrade.service" --wait /bin/true
+      raw: sudo systemd-run --property="After=apt-daily.service apt-daily-upgrade.service" --wait /bin/true
       ignore_errors: yes
       changed_when: false
 
diff --git a/contextualization/conf-ansible.yml b/contextualization/conf-ansible.yml
index 07e792972..34a144062 100644
--- a/contextualization/conf-ansible.yml
+++ b/contextualization/conf-ansible.yml
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
       changed_when: false
 
     - name: Wait for any possibly running unattended upgrade to finish
-      raw: systemd-run --property="After=apt-daily.service apt-daily-upgrade.service" --wait /bin/true
+      raw: sudo systemd-run --property="After=apt-daily.service apt-daily-upgrade.service" --wait /bin/true
       ignore_errors: yes
       changed_when: false