diff --git a/files/copr/provision/builderpb.yml b/files/copr/provision/builderpb.yml
index 357053f670..3a9df9a131 100644
--- a/files/copr/provision/builderpb.yml
+++ b/files/copr/provision/builderpb.yml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 
   vars:
   - keypair: buildsys
-  - image: emi-B8793915
+  - image: emi-68D638BF
   - instance_type: m1.large
   - security_group: builder
 
diff --git a/inventory/host_vars/209.132.184.100 b/inventory/host_vars/209.132.184.100
index 566f66d410..185f9d4711 100644
--- a/inventory/host_vars/209.132.184.100
+++ b/inventory/host_vars/209.132.184.100
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 ---
 instance_type: m1.xlarge
-image: emi-B8793915
+image: emi-68D638BF
 keypair: admin
 security_group: webserver
 zone: fedoracloud
diff --git a/inventory/host_vars/209.132.184.111 b/inventory/host_vars/209.132.184.111
index baf8c6d268..305cfdff24 100644
--- a/inventory/host_vars/209.132.184.111
+++ b/inventory/host_vars/209.132.184.111
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 ---
 instance_type: m1.small
-image: emi-B8793915
+image: emi-68D638BF
 keypair: admin
 security_group: twistedbot
 zone: fedoracloud
diff --git a/inventory/host_vars/209.132.184.114 b/inventory/host_vars/209.132.184.114
index 392c7a3703..2af92c669e 100644
--- a/inventory/host_vars/209.132.184.114
+++ b/inventory/host_vars/209.132.184.114
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 ---
 instance_type: m1.large
-image: emi-B8793915
+image: emi-68D638BF
 keypair: admin
 security_group: webserver
 zone: fedoracloud
diff --git a/inventory/host_vars/209.132.184.115 b/inventory/host_vars/209.132.184.115
index ae60e216d6..396cbaa63e 100644
--- a/inventory/host_vars/209.132.184.115
+++ b/inventory/host_vars/209.132.184.115
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 ---
 instance_type: m1.small
-image: emi-B8793915
+image: emi-68D638BF
 keypair: admin
 security_group: webserver
 zone: fedoracloud
diff --git a/inventory/host_vars/209.132.184.116 b/inventory/host_vars/209.132.184.116
index 77c66dcb1f..9c86a5f550 100644
--- a/inventory/host_vars/209.132.184.116
+++ b/inventory/host_vars/209.132.184.116
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 ---
 instance_type: m1.small
-image: emi-B8793915
+image: emi-68D638BF
 keypair: admin
 security_group: webserver
 zone: fedoracloud
diff --git a/inventory/host_vars/209.132.184.118 b/inventory/host_vars/209.132.184.118
index 1f24808777..7b9bc9d2f3 100644
--- a/inventory/host_vars/209.132.184.118
+++ b/inventory/host_vars/209.132.184.118
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 ---
 instance_type: m1.large
-image: emi-B8793915
+image: emi-68D638BF
 keypair: admin
 security_group: jenkins
 zone: fedoracloud
diff --git a/inventory/host_vars/209.132.184.120 b/inventory/host_vars/209.132.184.120
index a66a7038a8..2cc76ef1ad 100644
--- a/inventory/host_vars/209.132.184.120
+++ b/inventory/host_vars/209.132.184.120
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 ---
 instance_type: c1.xlarge
-image: emi-B8793915
+image: emi-68D638BF
 keypair: admin
 security_group: logstash
 zone: fedoracloud
diff --git a/inventory/host_vars/jenkins.cloud.fedoraproject.org b/inventory/host_vars/jenkins.cloud.fedoraproject.org
index 34c2da37e5..0b3f4c6e52 100644
--- a/inventory/host_vars/jenkins.cloud.fedoraproject.org
+++ b/inventory/host_vars/jenkins.cloud.fedoraproject.org
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 ---
 instance_type: m1.small
-image: emi-B8793915
+image: emi-68D638BF
 keypair: admin
 security_group: jenkins
 zone: fedoracloud
diff --git a/playbooks/groups/twistedbots.yml b/playbooks/groups/twistedbots.yml
index d4f2900743..685a729dfa 100644
--- a/playbooks/groups/twistedbots.yml
+++ b/playbooks/groups/twistedbots.yml
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
    - ${private}/vars.yml
 
   tasks:
-  - include: $tasks/persistent_cloud.yml
+  - include: $tasks/persistent_cloud_nodisks.yml
 
 - name: provision instance
   hosts: twistedbots
diff --git a/tasks/persistent_cloud.yml b/tasks/persistent_cloud.yml
index 2a8080bece..5bdb0ec062 100644
--- a/tasks/persistent_cloud.yml
+++ b/tasks/persistent_cloud.yml
@@ -22,4 +22,3 @@
   local_action: shell euca-attach-volume -i ${inst_res.instances[0].id} $item
   only_if: "'${host_is_up.rc}' != '0' and len('$item') != 0"
   with_items: $volumes
-
diff --git a/tasks/persistent_cloud_nodisks.yml b/tasks/persistent_cloud_nodisks.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..1ee6740efd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tasks/persistent_cloud_nodisks.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+---
+- name: check it out
+  local_action: shell nc -d -z -w 5 ${inventory_hostname} 22 >>/dev/null
+  register: host_is_up
+  ignore_errors: true
+
+- name: spin it up
+  local_action: ec2_create keypair=${keypair} image=${image} type=${instance_type} wait=true group=${security_group}
+  register: inst_res
+  only_if: "'${host_is_up.rc}' != '0'"   
+
+- name: assign it a special ip
+  local_action: shell euca-associate-address -i ${inst_res.instances[0].id} ${public_ip}
+  only_if: "'${host_is_up.rc}' != '0'"   
+
+- name: wait for the reassignation
+  local_action: wait_for host=${public_ip} port=22 delay=20 timeout=300
+  only_if: "'${host_is_up.rc}' != '0'"   
+