diff --git a/tasks/koji/base_builder.yml b/tasks/koji/base_builder.yml
index 1f857fd155..dd2d15ae5a 100644
--- a/tasks/koji/base_builder.yml
+++ b/tasks/koji/base_builder.yml
@@ -119,7 +119,8 @@
   action: copy src=$private/files/koji/buildercerts/${inventory_hostname}.pem dest=/etc/kojid/kojibuilder.pem mode=600   
 
 - name: chkconfig kojid on and leave it running
-  action: service name=kojid enabled=on state=started
+  action: service name=kojid enabled=on
+#  action: service name=kojid enabled=on state=started
 
 - name: copy over authorized keys for root
   action: copy src=$files/kojibuilder/root_auth_keys dest=/root/.ssh/authorized_keys mode=644