diff --git a/playbooks/groups/odcs.yml b/playbooks/groups/odcs.yml
index b9d582f9bb..0649762c85 100644
--- a/playbooks/groups/odcs.yml
+++ b/playbooks/groups/odcs.yml
@@ -112,14 +112,6 @@
   handlers:
   - import_tasks: "{{ handlers_path }}/restart_services.yml"
 
-- name: set releng user keytab
-  copy:
-    src: "{{private}}/files/keytabs/{{env}}/releng"
-    dest: /etc/krb5.releng.keytab
-    owner: root
-    group: "releng-team"
-    mode: 0640
-
 - name: Set up /mnt/koji on both the frontend and backend
   hosts: odcs:odcs_stg
   user: root
diff --git a/roles/odcs/backend/tasks/main.yml b/roles/odcs/backend/tasks/main.yml
index 164951d49e..7d4d48e24f 100644
--- a/roles/odcs/backend/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/odcs/backend/tasks/main.yml
@@ -207,3 +207,12 @@
   - config
   - odcs
   - odcs/backend
+
+- name: set releng user keytab
+  copy:
+    src: "{{private}}/files/keytabs/{{env}}/releng"
+    dest: /etc/krb5.releng.keytab
+    owner: odcs-server
+    group: odcs-server
+    mode: 0640
+  when: inventory_hostname.startswith('odcs-backend-releng')