diff --git a/roles/config_generate/config_generate-drupal7/tasks/settings.yml b/roles/config_generate/config_generate-drupal7/tasks/settings.yml
index f82c9aa7..277899a0 100644
--- a/roles/config_generate/config_generate-drupal7/tasks/settings.yml
+++ b/roles/config_generate/config_generate-drupal7/tasks/settings.yml
@@ -15,9 +15,8 @@
   file:
     path: "{{ deploy_path }}/{{ webroot }}/sites/{{ site.folder }}"
     state: directory
-    recurse: true
     mode: 0775
-  become: "{{ 'no' if www_user == deploy_user else 'yes' }}"
+  become: "{{ false if www_user == deploy_user else true }}"
 
 - name: Generates settings.php file.
   template:
diff --git a/roles/config_generate/config_generate-drupal8/tasks/settings.yml b/roles/config_generate/config_generate-drupal8/tasks/settings.yml
index a9937d8e..70d9b113 100644
--- a/roles/config_generate/config_generate-drupal8/tasks/settings.yml
+++ b/roles/config_generate/config_generate-drupal8/tasks/settings.yml
@@ -19,9 +19,8 @@
   file:
     path: "{{ deploy_path }}/{{ webroot }}/sites/{{ site.folder }}"
     state: directory
-    recurse: true
     mode: 0775
-  become: "{{ 'no' if www_user == deploy_user else 'yes' }}"
+  become: "{{ false if www_user == deploy_user else true }}"
 
 - name: Generates settings.php file.
   template: