diff --git a/roles/copr/backend/files/provision/provision_builder_tasks.yml b/roles/copr/backend/files/provision/provision_builder_tasks.yml
index 33f1921bab..39af673739 100644
--- a/roles/copr/backend/files/provision/provision_builder_tasks.yml
+++ b/roles/copr/backend/files/provision/provision_builder_tasks.yml
@@ -256,3 +256,5 @@
   loop:
     - path: /var/lib/copr-rpmbuild
       size: 15000000
+  when:
+  - prepare_base_image is not defined