diff --git a/playbooks/roles/launch_ec2/tasks/main.yml b/playbooks/roles/launch_ec2/tasks/main.yml
index df95a730ab6..33ccab3c2a1 100644
--- a/playbooks/roles/launch_ec2/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/playbooks/roles/launch_ec2/tasks/main.yml
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@
         volume_size: "{{ root_ebs_size }}"
         delete_on_termination: true
         volume_type: "gp2"
+        encrypted: true
     zone: "{{ zone }}"
     instance_profile_name: "{{ instance_profile_name }}"
     user_data: "{{ user_data }}"