diff --git a/roles/osbs-atomic-reactor/files/maxamillion-atomic-reactor-epel.repo b/roles/osbs-atomic-reactor/files/maxamillion-atomic-reactor-epel.repo
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..867bbeaa19
--- /dev/null
+++ b/roles/osbs-atomic-reactor/files/maxamillion-atomic-reactor-epel.repo
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+[maxamillion-atomic-reactor]
+name=Copr repo for atomic-reactor owned by maxamillion
+baseurl=https://copr-be.cloud.fedoraproject.org/results/maxamillion/atomic-reactor/epel-7-$basearch/
+skip_if_unavailable=True
+gpgcheck=1
+gpgkey=https://copr-be.cloud.fedoraproject.org/results/maxamillion/atomic-reactor/pubkey.gpg
+enabled=1
+enabled_metadata=1
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/roles/osbs-atomic-reactor/tasks/source_rpm.yml b/roles/osbs-atomic-reactor/tasks/source_rpm.yml
index ccb48c8700..0238efb566 100644
--- a/roles/osbs-atomic-reactor/tasks/source_rpm.yml
+++ b/roles/osbs-atomic-reactor/tasks/source_rpm.yml
@@ -3,7 +3,13 @@
   copy:
     src: maxamillion-atomic-reactor-fedora.repo
     dest: /etc/yum.repos.d/maxamillion-atomic-reactor-fedora.repo
-  when: atomic_reactor_rpm.copr == True
+  when: atomic_reactor_rpm.copr == True and is_fedora == True
+
+- name: setup COPR repository for atomic-reactor builds
+  copy:
+    src: maxamillion-atomic-reactor-epel.repo
+    dest: /etc/yum.repos.d/maxamillion-atomic-reactor-epel.repo
+  when: atomic_reactor_rpm.copr == True and is_rhel == True
 
 - name: install atomic-reactor package locally
   action: "{{ ansible_pkg_mgr }} name=atomic-reactor state=latest"