diff --git a/tasks/usersettings.yml b/tasks/usersettings.yml
index b8c8ab0..bbbfd4b 100644
--- a/tasks/usersettings.yml
+++ b/tasks/usersettings.yml
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 
 - name: usersettings - Install required tools
   become: yes
+  ignore_errors: yes # just fail on systems without sudo access
   ansible.builtin.package:
     name: "{{ packages }}"
     state: present
@@ -33,6 +34,7 @@
         (override_os_family is defined) | ternary(override_os_family,ansible_os_family) != "Darwin" and
         (override_os_family is defined) | ternary(override_os_family,ansible_os_family) != "FreeBSD"
       become: yes
+      ignore_errors: yes # just fail on systems without sudo access
       ansible.builtin.package:
         name: "{{ packages }}"
         state: present