diff --git a/smartgears/dataminer_app/tasks/dataminer-app.yml b/smartgears/dataminer_app/tasks/dataminer-app.yml
index 6da19bf1..1e996a30 100644
--- a/smartgears/dataminer_app/tasks/dataminer-app.yml
+++ b/smartgears/dataminer_app/tasks/dataminer-app.yml
@@ -95,7 +95,9 @@
   when: dataminer_app_install
   tags: [ 'tomcat', 'dataminer', 'wps' ]
 
-- name:
+- name: Install the gebco_08.nc file from thredds. It is big, mostly 2GB
+  become: True
+  become_user: '{{ smartgears_user }}'
   get_url: url="http://thredds.d4science.org/thredds/fileServer/public/netcdf/gebco_08_OCEANS_CLIMATOLOGY_METEOROLOGY_ATMOSPHERE_.nc" dest={{ smartgears_instance_path }}/webapps/{{ dataminer_52north_webapp_name }}/ecocfg/gebco_08.nc
   notify: Restart smartgears
   when: dataminer_app_install