diff --git a/roles/copr/backend/files/provision/roles/spawner/tasks/main.yml b/roles/copr/backend/files/provision/roles/spawner/tasks/main.yml
index c94380d4ce..85f4965216 100644
--- a/roles/copr/backend/files/provision/roles/spawner/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/copr/backend/files/provision/roles/spawner/tasks/main.yml
@@ -4,3 +4,4 @@
 
 - name: set vm_name variable
   set_fact: vm_name="copr-{% if devel %}dev{% else %}prod{% endif %}-builder-{{ arch }}-{{ date.stdout }}"
+  when: vm_name is not defined