diff --git a/tools/deployment/deploy.yml b/tools/deployment/deploy.yml
index ae16fd9..3320dc9 100644
--- a/tools/deployment/deploy.yml
+++ b/tools/deployment/deploy.yml
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 ---
 - hosts: web
+  become: true
 
   vars_files:
     - vars/vars.yml
diff --git a/tools/deployment/roles/drupal-permissions/tasks/main.yml b/tools/deployment/roles/drupal-permissions/tasks/main.yml
index d552941..eec257c 100644
--- a/tools/deployment/roles/drupal-permissions/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/tools/deployment/roles/drupal-permissions/tasks/main.yml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 ---
 - name: Set the permissions for each Drupal root directory.
   file:
-    group: www-data
+    group: ubuntu
     mode: ug=rX,o=
     owner: "{{ drupal_permissions.user }}"
     path: "{{ item.root }}"
diff --git a/tools/deployment/vars/deploy_vars.yml b/tools/deployment/vars/deploy_vars.yml
index 44f50fe..4cf21b0 100644
--- a/tools/deployment/vars/deploy_vars.yml
+++ b/tools/deployment/vars/deploy_vars.yml
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ drupal_permissions:
       settings_files:
         - sites/default/settings.php
         - sites/default/settings.local.php
-  user: ubuntu
+  user: www-data
 
 drupal_settings:
   - drupal_root: '{{ release_web_path }}'