diff --git a/inventory/host_vars/copr-be-dev-aws.fedoraproject.org b/inventory/host_vars/copr-be-dev-aws.fedoraproject.org
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..d8eddc9414
--- /dev/null
+++ b/inventory/host_vars/copr-be-dev-aws.fedoraproject.org
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+---
+
+hostbase: copr-be-dev-
+public_ip: 54.174.143.212
+root_auth_users: msuchy pingou frostyx dturecek praiskup schlupov thrnciar
+description: copr dispatcher and repo server - dev instance
+
+# consumed by roles/messaging/base
+messaging:
+  certificates:
+  - key: copr
+    username: copr
+    app_name: Copr build system
+
+# Copr vars
+copr_hostbase: copr-be-dev
+_copr_be_conf: copr-be.conf-dev
diff --git a/inventory/inventory b/inventory/inventory
index dfce7168de..52fff5e036 100644
--- a/inventory/inventory
+++ b/inventory/inventory
@@ -1123,6 +1123,9 @@ copr-fe-dev.aws.fedoraproject.org
 [copr_back_dev]
 copr-be-dev.cloud.fedoraproject.org
 
+[copr_back_dev_aws]
+copr-be-dev-aws.fedoraproject.org
+
 [copr_keygen_dev]
 copr-keygen-dev.cloud.fedoraproject.org
 
@@ -1164,6 +1167,7 @@ copr_dist_git_stg
 [copr_dev:children]
 copr_front_dev
 copr_back_dev
+copr_back_dev_aws
 copr_keygen_dev
 copr_dist_git_dev
 copr_front_dev_aws
diff --git a/playbooks/groups/copr-backend.yml b/playbooks/groups/copr-backend.yml
index dbc128fa92..0dec74d422 100644
--- a/playbooks/groups/copr-backend.yml
+++ b/playbooks/groups/copr-backend.yml
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
   - import_tasks: "{{ tasks_path }}/persistent_cloud.yml"
 
 - name: cloud basic setup
-  hosts: copr_back_dev:copr_back_stg:copr_back
+  hosts: copr_back_dev:copr_back_stg:copr_back:copr_back_dev_aws
   user: root
   gather_facts: True
   vars_files:
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
     hostname: name="{{copr_hostbase}}.cloud.fedoraproject.org"
 
 - name: provision instance
-  hosts: copr_back_dev:copr_back_stg:copr_back
+  hosts: copr_back_dev:copr_back_stg:copr_back:copr_back_dev_aws
   user: root
   gather_facts: True