diff --git a/playbooks/hosts/copr-be.cloud.fedoraproject.org.yml b/playbooks/hosts/copr-be.cloud.fedoraproject.org.yml
index db82bc3287..3feb27b686 100644
--- a/playbooks/hosts/copr-be.cloud.fedoraproject.org.yml
+++ b/playbooks/hosts/copr-be.cloud.fedoraproject.org.yml
@@ -21,9 +21,6 @@
    - ${private}/vars.yml
    - ${vars}/${ansible_distribution}.yml
 
-  vars:
-    ansible_fqdn: copr-be.cloud.fedoraproject.org
-
   tasks:
   - include: $tasks/cloud_setup_basic.yml
   - include: $tasks/iptables.yml
@@ -155,4 +152,5 @@
   - include: $handlers/restart_services.yml
 
   roles:
-  - /srv/web/infra/ansible/roles/fedmsg_base
+  - role: /srv/web/infra/ansible/roles/fedmsg_base
+    ansible_fqdn: copr-be.cloud.fedoraproject.org