diff --git a/roles/mail_server/molecule/default/prepare.yml b/roles/mail_server/molecule/default/prepare.yml
index ba20de4155ccf89dfe2968713614d3cbabda07a2..1db7dea13111381d035df96598b679064e1b11b8 100644
--- a/roles/mail_server/molecule/default/prepare.yml
+++ b/roles/mail_server/molecule/default/prepare.yml
@@ -86,6 +86,7 @@
         mode: 0755
 
     - name: Create virtual environment for running ClamAV database sync tool
+      become: true
       become_user: vagrant
       command:
         cmd: "/usr/bin/virtualenv --python /usr/bin/python3 --prompt '(cvdupdate) ' /var/lib/cvdupdate"
@@ -100,6 +101,7 @@
         mode: 0644
 
     - name: Install requirements in the pipreqcheck virtual environment
+      become: true
       become_user: vagrant
       pip:
         requirements: /var/lib/cvdupdate/requirements.txt
@@ -119,10 +121,12 @@
         mode: 0755
 
     - name: Configure default location for storing ClamAV database files
+      become: true
       become_user: vagrant
       command: "/var/lib/cvdupdate/bin/cvd config set --dbdir /vagrant/clamav-database/"
 
     - name: Download/update the ClamAV database files
+      become: true
       become_user: vagrant
       command: "/var/lib/cvdupdate/bin/cvd update"