diff --git a/roles/copr/backend/tasks/main.yml b/roles/copr/backend/tasks/main.yml
index 7a83161e51..dd30cf42d7 100644
--- a/roles/copr/backend/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/copr/backend/tasks/main.yml
@@ -237,6 +237,7 @@
   template: src="fedora-messaging.conf.j2"
             dest=/etc/copr/msgbuses/fedora-messaging.conf
             owner=copr group=copr mode=0600
+  when: not devel
   notify:
   - restart copr-backend
   tags: