diff --git a/roles/copr/base/tasks/main.yml b/roles/copr/base/tasks/main.yml
index 7374d097aa..d825501d18 100644
--- a/roles/copr/base/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/copr/base/tasks/main.yml
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
   copy: src="{{ _forward_src }}" dest="/root/.forward" owner=root group=root
 
 - name: deploy /etc/hosts file
-  copy: src="hosts" dest=/etc/hosts owner=root group=root mode=644
+  copy: src="hosts" dest=/etc/ owner=root group=root mode=644
 
 - name: install copr repo
   copy: src="yum/copr.repo" dest="/etc/yum.repos.d/copr.repo"