diff --git a/tests/ansible/bench/file_transfer.yml b/tests/ansible/bench/file_transfer.yml
index f6702f58..6324a84e 100644
--- a/tests/ansible/bench/file_transfer.yml
+++ b/tests/ansible/bench/file_transfer.yml
@@ -52,6 +52,8 @@
     with_items:
     - /tmp/bigfile.out
     - /tmp/bigbigfile.out
+    tags:
+      - requires_local_sudo
 
   - name: Copy 32MiB file via localhost sudo
     delegate_to: localhost
@@ -59,6 +61,8 @@
     copy:
       src: /tmp/bigfile.in
       dest: /tmp/bigfile.out
+    tags:
+      - requires_local_sudo
 
   - name: Copy 320MiB file via localhost sudo
     delegate_to: localhost
@@ -66,6 +70,8 @@
     copy:
       src: /tmp/bigbigfile.in
       dest: /tmp/bigbigfile.out
+    tags:
+      - requires_local_sudo
 
   tags:
   - resource_intensive
diff --git a/tests/ansible/regression/issue_615__streaming_transfer.yml b/tests/ansible/regression/issue_615__streaming_transfer.yml
index f6f4ce34..56a7ec41 100644
--- a/tests/ansible/regression/issue_615__streaming_transfer.yml
+++ b/tests/ansible/regression/issue_615__streaming_transfer.yml
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
         - file:
             path: /tmp/fetch-out
             state: absent
+          become: false
           delegate_to: localhost
           run_once: true
       when: