diff --git a/roles/base/tasks/main.yml b/roles/base/tasks/main.yml
index 9bbca86d3d..7e7c3b6a1a 100644
--- a/roles/base/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/base/tasks/main.yml
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
   tags:
   - rootpw
   - base
-  when: not (inventory_hostname.startswith('build') or inventory_hostname.startswith('releng') or inventory_hostname.startswith('arm') or inventory_hostname.startswith('compose') or inventory_hostname.startswith('bkernel'))
+  when: not (inventory_hostname.startswith('build') or inventory_hostname.startswith('releng') or inventory_hostname.startswith('arm') or inventory_hostname.startswith('compose') or inventory_hostname.startswith('bkernel')) or inventory_hostname.startswith('koji')
 
 - name: add ansible root key 
   authorized_key: user=root key="{{ item }}"