diff --git a/roles/copr/backend/tasks/mount_fs.yml b/roles/copr/backend/tasks/mount_fs.yml
index 2f4420a8cd..019a7dc329 100644
--- a/roles/copr/backend/tasks/mount_fs.yml
+++ b/roles/copr/backend/tasks/mount_fs.yml
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@
 
     - name: scan and assemble raid volumes and activate volume groups
       when: not stat_repo_fs.stat.exists
-      shell: mdadm --assemble --scan && sleep 5 && vgchange -a y && sleep 5
+      shell: mdadm --assemble --scan && sleep 5 && vgchange -a y && vgchange copr-backend-data --setautoactivation y && sleep 5
 
     - name: stat the ext4 filesystem
       stat: path=/dev/disk/by-label/copr-repo