diff --git a/playbooks/groups/proxies.yml b/playbooks/groups/proxies.yml
index 215d7d218c..c40b5ea79f 100644
--- a/playbooks/groups/proxies.yml
+++ b/playbooks/groups/proxies.yml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # create a new proxy server
 
-- import_playbook: "/srv/web/infra/ansible/playbooks/include/virt-create.yml myhosts=proxies:proxies_stg:!proxy05.fedoraproject.org"
+- import_playbook: "/srv/web/infra/ansible/playbooks/include/virt-create.yml myhosts=proxies:proxies_stg:!proxy05.fedoraproject.org:!ec2"
 
 - name: make the box be real
   hosts: proxies_stg:proxies