diff --git a/roles/copr/backend/files/provision/builderpb-aws.yml b/roles/copr/backend/files/provision/builderpb-aws.yml
index ee2e316623..8302fa79d3 100644
--- a/roles/copr/backend/files/provision/builderpb-aws.yml
+++ b/roles/copr/backend/files/provision/builderpb-aws.yml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
   user: fedora
 
   vars_files:
-    - vars.yml.j2
+    - vars.yml
     - aws_cloud_vars.yml
 
   vars:
diff --git a/roles/copr/backend/tasks/setup_provisioning_environment.yml b/roles/copr/backend/tasks/setup_provisioning_environment.yml
index 3e8a5e8796..f5d96b67ec 100644
--- a/roles/copr/backend/tasks/setup_provisioning_environment.yml
+++ b/roles/copr/backend/tasks/setup_provisioning_environment.yml
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
     src: "{{ roles_path }}/copr/backend/templates/provision/{{ item }}"
     dest: "{{ provision_directory }}/{{ item }}"
   with_items:
-  - vars.yml
+  - vars.yml.j2
   tags:
   - provision_config