diff --git a/gateway/initial_gw_setup.yml b/gateway/initial_gw_setup.yml
index 7fdff4ebbd5b13c03f5a104663b61728f0b2ee48..453ca926f22f873e8ead679a9247078d590acde9 100644
--- a/gateway/initial_gw_setup.yml
+++ b/gateway/initial_gw_setup.yml
@@ -148,6 +148,7 @@
         path: "{{ server_config_dir }}/fastd/peers-gw/"
         excludes: "{{ inventory_hostname }}"
       delegate_to: localhost
+      become: false
       register: peers_to_copy
       tags: config
     - name: Copy fastd peers