diff --git a/files/copr/ssh_config b/files/copr/ssh_config
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..302851e103
--- /dev/null
+++ b/files/copr/ssh_config
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+Host *
+   IdentityFile ~/.ssh/id_rsa
+   StrictHostKeyChecking  no
+   UserKnownHostsFile /dev/null
diff --git a/playbooks/hosts/copr-be.cloud.fedoraproject.org.yml b/playbooks/hosts/copr-be.cloud.fedoraproject.org.yml
index 08b4a08464..c469eb7881 100644
--- a/playbooks/hosts/copr-be.cloud.fedoraproject.org.yml
+++ b/playbooks/hosts/copr-be.cloud.fedoraproject.org.yml
@@ -81,7 +81,10 @@
     with_fileglob: $private/files/euca/accounts/copr-buildsys/*
 
   - name: setup privkey for copr user
-    action: copy src=$private/files/copr/buildsys.priv dest=/srv/copr-work/copr/buildsys.priv owner=copr group=copr mode=600
+    action: copy src=$private/files/copr/buildsys.priv dest=/srv/copr-work/copr/.ssh/id_rsa owner=copr group=copr mode=600
+
+  - name: setup copr user ssh config file
+    action: copy src=$private/files/copr/ssh_config dest=/srv/copr-work/copr/.ssh/config  owner=copr group=copr mode=600
 
   - name: replace bashrc for copr user
     action: copy src=$files/copr/copr_bashrc dest=/srv/copr-work/copr/.bashrc owner=copr group=copr mode=600