diff --git a/swizzle/add-nodes.yml b/swizzle/add-nodes.yml
index c90d3eb..6c1e9d8 100644
--- a/swizzle/add-nodes.yml
+++ b/swizzle/add-nodes.yml
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 
 - name: create a kubeadm token
   hosts: primary_master
+  become: yes
   tasks:
     - name: generate a kubeadm token
       command: "/usr/bin/kubeadm token create --config /etc/kubernetes/kubeadm.conf --kubeconfig /etc/kubernetes/admin.conf"