diff --git a/tasks/main.yaml b/tasks/main.yaml
index 0dfecdc..df00b4e 100644
--- a/tasks/main.yaml
+++ b/tasks/main.yaml
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@
   register: deployment_path_info
 
 - name: Remove the old-style symlink if it exists
+  become_user: "{{ deployment_user }}"
   ansible.builtin.file:
     path: "{{ deployment_path }}"
     state: absent