diff --git a/roles/copr/backend/files/provision/builderpb.yml b/roles/copr/backend/files/provision/builderpb.yml
index 034c4de8b0..af55fcdc95 100644
--- a/roles/copr/backend/files/provision/builderpb.yml
+++ b/roles/copr/backend/files/provision/builderpb.yml
@@ -11,6 +11,8 @@
   - security_group: builder
   - image_id: cba0c766-84ac-4048-b0f5-6d4000af62f8
   - OS_USERNAME: msuchy
+  - OS_AUTH_URL: http://172.23.0.2:5000/v2.0
+  # todo: remove after transition to new cloud
 
   tasks:
   - name: generate builder name
diff --git a/roles/copr/backend/files/provision/terminatepb.yml b/roles/copr/backend/files/provision/terminatepb.yml
index d4c62eb72c..6f85edd32d 100644
--- a/roles/copr/backend/files/provision/terminatepb.yml
+++ b/roles/copr/backend/files/provision/terminatepb.yml
@@ -9,6 +9,8 @@
 
   vars:
   - OS_USERNAME: msuchy
+  - OS_AUTH_URL: http://172.23.0.2:5000/v2.0
+  # todo: remove after transition to new cloud
 
   tasks:
   - name: terminate it