diff --git a/tasks/create_proxmox_debian_template.yml b/tasks/create_proxmox_debian_template.yml
index 987314f..e1c8db3 100644
--- a/tasks/create_proxmox_debian_template.yml
+++ b/tasks/create_proxmox_debian_template.yml
@@ -115,6 +115,11 @@
           state: present
           update_cache: true
 
+      - name: Ensure sudo is installed
+        ansible.builtin.apt:
+          name: sudo
+          state: present
+
       - name: Create working directory
         ansible.builtin.file:
           path: "{{ workdir }}"
@@ -217,6 +222,8 @@
           src: "{{ workdir }}/{{ template_name }}.qcow2"
           dest: "/var/lib/vz/template/qcow2/"
           mode: push
+          rsync_opts:
+            - "--rsync-path='rsync'"
           # rsync_opts:
           #   - "--rsync-path='sudo rsync'"