diff --git a/playbooks/groups/copr-backend.yml b/playbooks/groups/copr-backend.yml
index c317408f35..bdc1dce3e0 100644
--- a/playbooks/groups/copr-backend.yml
+++ b/playbooks/groups/copr-backend.yml
@@ -23,8 +23,8 @@
   - include: "{{ tasks }}/cloud_setup_basic.yml"
 
 - name: provision instance
-  hosts: copr-back:copr-back-stg
-  #hosts: copr-back-stg
+  # hosts: copr-back:copr-back-stg
+  hosts: copr-back-stg
   user: root
   gather_facts: False
 
diff --git a/roles/copr/backend/meta/main.yml b/roles/copr/backend/meta/main.yml
index 56dbbc78fc..d84917b7ae 100644
--- a/roles/copr/backend/meta/main.yml
+++ b/roles/copr/backend/meta/main.yml
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 ---
 dependencies:
   - { role: copr/base }
+  - { role: nagios_client }
 #  - { role: collectd/base }
diff --git a/roles/copr/backend/tasks/main.yml b/roles/copr/backend/tasks/main.yml
index f16f5318cf..edf3644ffd 100644
--- a/roles/copr/backend/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/copr/backend/tasks/main.yml
@@ -141,3 +141,10 @@
 
 - cron: name="kill VMs in error state" minute="*/15"  job="/root/instant-instance-killer.sh"
   when: not devel
+
+- name: install nrpe checks for proxies
+  template: src=copr_backend_nrpe.cfg dest=/etc/nrpe.d/copr_backend_nrpe.cfg
+  notify:
+  - restart nrpe
+  tags:
+  - nagios_client
diff --git a/roles/copr/backend/templates/copr_backend_nrpe.cfg b/roles/copr/backend/templates/copr_backend_nrpe.cfg
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..41db989acf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/roles/copr/backend/templates/copr_backend_nrpe.cfg
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+command[check_copr_backend_failed]=/usr/bin/check_consecutive_build_fails.py