diff --git a/roles/client-ssh/tasks/main.yml b/roles/client-ssh/tasks/main.yml
index 52ad1a04..abcd6a63 100644
--- a/roles/client-ssh/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/client-ssh/tasks/main.yml
@@ -37,9 +37,10 @@
 
 - name: Ensure ~/.profile exists with common environment
   lineinfile:
-    path: "{{ ansible_env.HOME }}/.profile"
+    path: "$HOME/.profile"
     line: 'export SSH_AUTH_SOCK="$XDG_RUNTIME_DIR/ssh-agent.socket"'
     insertafter: EOF
     state: present
     create: yes
-    mode: "0644"
\ No newline at end of file
+    mode: "0644"
+  become: false
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/roles/shell/tasks/main.yml b/roles/shell/tasks/main.yml
index 18b15514..f0904732 100644
--- a/roles/shell/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/shell/tasks/main.yml
@@ -1,20 +1,20 @@
 ---
-# roles/shell/tasks/main.yml
-
 - name: Ensure ~/.bash_profile sources ~/.profile
   lineinfile:
-    path: "{{ ansible_env.HOME }}/.bash_profile"
+    path: "$HOME/.bash_profile"
     line: '[ -f ~/.profile ] && . ~/.profile'
     insertafter: EOF
     state: present
     create: yes
     mode: "0644"
+  become: false
 
 - name: Ensure ~/.zprofile sources ~/.profile
   lineinfile:
-    path: "{{ ansible_env.HOME }}/.zprofile"
+    path: "$HOME/.zprofile"
     line: '[ -f ~/.profile ] && . ~/.profile'
     insertafter: EOF
     state: present
     create: yes
     mode: "0644"
+  become: false