diff --git a/setup_local.yml b/setup_local.yml
index ffbe2d45f6a3634bdc6ff9b17473d9a496b17da9..8bb941f845e0a211229ac09ecf3824c626c96840 100644
--- a/setup_local.yml
+++ b/setup_local.yml
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@
       with_items: "{{ plugins }}"
     - name: "Install plugins"
       file:
+        sudo: yes
         src="{{ lookup('env','PWD') }}/plugins/{{ item.name }}/action_plugins/{{ item.name }}.py"
         dest="/usr/share/ansible_plugins/action_plugins/{{ item.name }}.py"
         state="link"