diff --git a/roles/copr/backend/tasks/main.yml b/roles/copr/backend/tasks/main.yml
index 619610e7a6..2cdaff4d15 100644
--- a/roles/copr/backend/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/copr/backend/tasks/main.yml
@@ -290,7 +290,7 @@
 
 - name: setup crontab for cleaning up redis
   cron: name="prune redis VM db periodically"
-        job="/usr/local/bin/cleanup-unused-vms-from-redis >> /var/log/copr-backend/cleanup-redis-vms.log"
+        job="/usr/local/bin/cleanup-unused-vms-from-redis &>> /var/log/copr-backend/cleanup-redis-vms.log"
         minute="50"
         user=copr