diff --git a/roles/docker/tasks/main.yml b/roles/docker/tasks/main.yml
index d6e45e7e..5df93d7b 100644
--- a/roles/docker/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/docker/tasks/main.yml
@@ -34,6 +34,14 @@
     update_cache: yes
     state: present
 
+# See https://docs.docker.com/engine/install/linux-postinstall/ for why we're doing these steps
 - name: Create docker group
   group:
     name: docker
+
+- name: Add ubuntu user to docker group
+  user:
+      name: ubuntu
+      groups: docker
+      append: yes
+  when: ansible_distribution == "Ubuntu"
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