diff --git a/roles/koji_hub/files/koji-directory-cleanup b/roles/koji_hub/files/koji-directory-cleanup
index bdbec7bb2c..0d53299452 100644
--- a/roles/koji_hub/files/koji-directory-cleanup
+++ b/roles/koji_hub/files/koji-directory-cleanup
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 0 8 * * * apache find /mnt/koji/work    -xdev -depth -mindepth 2 -mtime +14 \( -type f -o -type l \) -delete -o -type d -empty -delete >& /dev/null
-0 9 * * * apache find /mnt/koji/scratch -xdev -depth             -mtime +14 \( -type f -o -type l \) -delete -o -type d -empty -delete >& /dev/null
+0 9 * * * apache find /mnt/koji/scratch -xdev -depth             -mtime +14 \( -type f -o -type l -o -not -path "./koschei" \) -delete -o -type d -empty -delete >& /dev/null
 0 15 * * * apache find /mnt/koji/scratch/koschei -xdev -depth     -mtime +1  \( -type f -o -type l \) -delete -o -type d -empty -delete >& /dev/null