diff --git a/playbooks/run_fasClient.yml b/playbooks/run_fasClient.yml
index abd138e2f1..5f35b02b5a 100644
--- a/playbooks/run_fasClient.yml
+++ b/playbooks/run_fasClient.yml
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
   tasks:
   - name: actually run fasClient -i
     command: fasClient -i
+    when: host_group != 'kojibuilder' or keypair is not defined
 
   - name: actually run fasClient -a
     command: fasClient -a