diff --git a/playbooks/groups/proxies.yml b/playbooks/groups/proxies.yml
index aeab9f7b3f..d85f3d7665 100644
--- a/playbooks/groups/proxies.yml
+++ b/playbooks/groups/proxies.yml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # create a new proxy server
 
-- include: "/srv/web/infra/ansible/playbooks/include/virt-create.yml myhosts=proxies:proxies-stg:!proxy07.fedoraproject.org"
+- include: "/srv/web/infra/ansible/playbooks/include/virt-create.yml myhosts=proxies:proxies-stg:!proxy07.fedoraproject.org:!proxy05.fedoraproject.org"
 
 - name: make the box be real
   hosts: proxies-stg:proxies