diff --git a/playbooks/groups/repospanner.yml b/playbooks/groups/repospanner.yml
index 0c2c120b1a..10e5c4623b 100644
--- a/playbooks/groups/repospanner.yml
+++ b/playbooks/groups/repospanner.yml
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
   - { role: repospanner/server,
       node: repospanner02,
       region: ansible,
-      spawn_repospanner_node: true,
+      spawn_repospanner_node: false,
       rpc_port: 8442,
       http_port: 8443,
       when: inventory_hostname == 'repospanner-cc-rdu01.phx2.fedoraproject.org'
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@
   - { role: repospanner/server,
       node: repospanner03,
       region: ansible,
-      spawn_repospanner_node: true,
+      spawn_repospanner_node: false,
       rpc_port: 8442,
       http_port: 8443,
       when: inventory_hostname == 'repospanner-osuosl01.phx2.fedoraproject.org'
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@
   - { role: repospanner/server,
       node: fedora02,
       region: rpms,
-      spawn_repospanner_node: true,
+      spawn_repospanner_node: false,
       rpc_port: 8444,
       http_port: 8445,
       when: inventory_hostname == 'repospanner-osuosl01.phx2.fedoraproject.org'
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@
   - { role: repospanner/server,
       node: fedora03,
       region: rpms,
-      spawn_repospanner_node: true,
+      spawn_repospanner_node: false,
       rpc_port: 8444,
       http_port: 8445,
       when: inventory_hostname == 'repospanner01.phx2.fedoraproject.org'