diff --git a/playbooks/develop/includes/setup_bench.yml b/playbooks/develop/includes/setup_bench.yml
index 7b768c4c0..adeb1736d 100644
--- a/playbooks/develop/includes/setup_bench.yml
+++ b/playbooks/develop/includes/setup_bench.yml
@@ -12,6 +12,8 @@
   - name: move /tmp/.bench if it exists
     command: 'cp -R /tmp/.bench {{ bench_repo_path }}'
     when: tmp_bench.stat.exists and not bench_repo_register.stat.exists
+    become: yes
+    become_user: frappe
 
   - name: install bench
     pip: name={{ bench_repo_path }} extra_args='-e'
diff --git a/playbooks/develop/includes/setup_erpnext.yml b/playbooks/develop/includes/setup_erpnext.yml
index 141c0dc44..c7b31f0f7 100644
--- a/playbooks/develop/includes/setup_erpnext.yml
+++ b/playbooks/develop/includes/setup_erpnext.yml
@@ -14,11 +14,27 @@
     stat: path="{{ bench_path }}/sites/site1.local"
     register: site_folder
 
+  - name: Link mysql.sock file for MariaDB
+    file:
+      src: "/var/lib/mysql/mysql.sock"
+      dest: "/var/run/mysqld/mysqld.sock"
+      state: link
+    become: yes
+
+  - name: Link mysql.pid file for MariaDB
+    file:
+      src: "/var/lib/mysql/mysql.pid"
+      dest: "/var/run/mysqld/mysqld.pid"
+      state: link
+    become: yes
+
   - name: create a new default site 
     command: bench new-site site1.local --admin-password {{ admin_password }} --mariadb-root-password {{ mysql_root_password }}
     args:
       chdir: "{{ bench_path }}"
     when: not site_folder.stat.exists
+    become: yes
+    become_user: frappe
 
   - name: install erpnext to default site
     command: bench --site site1.local install-app erpnext