diff --git a/roles/onos-vm-install/files/onos-setup-playbook.yml b/roles/onos-vm-install/files/onos-setup-playbook.yml
index 446763f..7465399 100644
--- a/roles/onos-vm-install/files/onos-setup-playbook.yml
+++ b/roles/onos-vm-install/files/onos-setup-playbook.yml
@@ -75,12 +75,8 @@
         src=~/onos-docker-compose.yml
         dest={{ ansible_user_dir }}/cord/docker-compose.yml
 
-    - name: Make sure docker daemon is running
-      become: yes
-      service: 
-        name=docker
-        state=started
-
+    # become works around group issue
     - name: Pull docker image for ONOS
+      become: yes
       command: docker pull onosproject/onos
 
diff --git a/roles/xos-vm-install/files/xos-setup-cord-pod-playbook.yml b/roles/xos-vm-install/files/xos-setup-cord-pod-playbook.yml
index ce913e8..68a86ad 100644
--- a/roles/xos-vm-install/files/xos-setup-cord-pod-playbook.yml
+++ b/roles/xos-vm-install/files/xos-setup-cord-pod-playbook.yml
@@ -51,5 +51,6 @@
         dest={{ xos_repo_dest }}/xos/configurations/{{ xos_configuration }}/node_key
 
     - name: Pull docker images for XOS
+      become: yes
       command: docker-compose pull chdir="{{ xos_repo_dest }}/xos/configurations/{{ xos_configuration }}"