diff --git a/etc-git/templates/etc-git-status.j2 b/etc-git/templates/etc-git-status.j2
index f4033a86..e1696c54 100644
--- a/etc-git/templates/etc-git-status.j2
+++ b/etc-git/templates/etc-git-status.j2
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 # {{ ansible_managed }}
 
-@hourly who > /dev/null || git --git-dir=/etc/.git --work-tree=/etc status --short
-21 21 * * * git --git-dir=/etc/.git --work-tree=/etc status --short
+@hourly root who > /dev/null || git --git-dir=/etc/.git --work-tree=/etc status --short
+21 21 * * * root git --git-dir=/etc/.git --work-tree=/etc status --short