diff --git a/roles/copr/backend/tasks/main.yml b/roles/copr/backend/tasks/main.yml
index 1809b6922f..064faf40cf 100644
--- a/roles/copr/backend/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/copr/backend/tasks/main.yml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
   - php-cli
 
 - name: install python2-novaclient version that actually works with the current OpenStack deployment
-  command: dnf install -y https://kojipkgs.fedoraproject.org/packages/python-novaclient/3.3.1/3.fc25/noarch/python2-novaclient-3.3.1-3.fc25.noarch.rpm
+  dnf: state=present name=https://kojipkgs.fedoraproject.org/packages/python-novaclient/3.3.1/3.fc25/noarch/python2-novaclient-3.3.1-3.fc25.noarch.rpm
 
 - name: make copr dirs
   file: state=directory path={{ item }}