diff --git a/handlers/main.yml b/handlers/main.yml
index 64cef31..3747804 100644
--- a/handlers/main.yml
+++ b/handlers/main.yml
@@ -4,7 +4,9 @@
 - name: wsgi restart
   service: name={{item.name}}-wsgi state=restarted
   with_items: "{{wsgi_applications}}"
+  become: yes
 
 - name: wsgi reload
   service: name={{item.name}}-wsgi state=reloaded
   with_items: "{{wsgi_applications}}"
+  become: yes
diff --git a/tasks/configure.yml b/tasks/configure.yml
index 975654b..ecdb625 100644
--- a/tasks/configure.yml
+++ b/tasks/configure.yml
@@ -32,5 +32,6 @@
 
 - name: Ensure that the services are started
   service: name={{item.name}}-wsgi state=started enabled=yes
+  become: yes
   ignore_errors: yes
   with_items: "{{wsgi_applications}}"