diff --git a/roles/mgrote_minio_configure/tasks/policy.yml b/roles/mgrote_minio_configure/tasks/policy.yml
index d9d3f27a..e1ecd986 100644
--- a/roles/mgrote_minio_configure/tasks/policy.yml
+++ b/roles/mgrote_minio_configure/tasks/policy.yml
@@ -34,10 +34,8 @@
   ansible.builtin.command: "{{ minio_client_bin }} --dp admin policy create {{ minio_root_alias }} {{ item.bucket }}_ro {{ minio_config_dir }}/{{ item.bucket }}_ro"
   loop: "{{ minio_policies }}"
 
-
-
 - name: Assign MinIO policies to users
-  ansible.builtin.command: "{{ minio_client_bin }} --dp admin policy attach {{ item.1 }} --user {{ item.0.name }}"
+  ansible.builtin.command: "{{ minio_client_bin }} --dp admin policy attach {{ minio_root_alias }} {{ item.1 }} --user {{ item.0.name }}"
   loop: "{{ minio_users | subelements('policies') }}"
 
 # ensure absent files are removed