diff --git a/playbooks/groups/buildvm.yml b/playbooks/groups/buildvm.yml
index 1b9f27e7da..97983c8c03 100644
--- a/playbooks/groups/buildvm.yml
+++ b/playbooks/groups/buildvm.yml
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@
 
   - name: make sure httpd is running
     service: name=httpd state=started enabled=yes
-    when: inventory_hostname != buildvm-s390x-07.s390.fedoraproject.org
+    when: not inventory_hostname_short == "buildvm-s390x-07"
 
   - name: make sure kojid is running
     service: name=kojid state=started enabled=yes