diff --git a/playbooks/manual/upgrade/mbs.yml b/playbooks/manual/upgrade/mbs.yml
index c61a6f2687..5db288b0bb 100644
--- a/playbooks/manual/upgrade/mbs.yml
+++ b/playbooks/manual/upgrade/mbs.yml
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@
   - name: Import the default-modules
     command: /usr/bin/mbs-manager import_module /etc/module-build-service/default-modules/{{ item | basename }}
     with_fileglob:
-    - default-modules.{{ env }}/*.yaml
+    - "{{ playbook_dir }}/../../../roles/mbs/common/files/default-modules.{{ env }}/*.yaml"
 
   post_tasks:
   - name: tell nagios to unshush w.r.t. the backend