diff --git a/roles/abrt/retrace-pre/defaults/main.yml b/roles/abrt/retrace-pre/defaults/main.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..490f879e53
--- /dev/null
+++ b/roles/abrt/retrace-pre/defaults/main.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+---
+retrace_user_home: /srv/retrace/home
+retrace_user_uid_gid: 174
diff --git a/roles/abrt/retrace-pre/tasks/main.yml b/roles/abrt/retrace-pre/tasks/main.yml
index dc80dd4acd..db33c5cd9c 100644
--- a/roles/abrt/retrace-pre/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/abrt/retrace-pre/tasks/main.yml
@@ -1,12 +1,42 @@
 ---
-# create uid - this is normaly done by retrace package
-# but the package is not installed yet at this momement
-- name: Create retrace user
+- name: Make sure retrace user exists
   user:
     name: retrace
     group: retrace
-    uid: 174
-    home: /srv/retrace/home
+    system: yes
+    create_home: no
+  register: retrace_user_info
+
+- name: Ensure retrace user has correct UID and home directory
+  when: >
+    retrace_user_info.changed or
+    retrace_user_info.uid != retrace_user_uid_gid or
+    retrace_user_info.home != retrace_user_home
+  block:
+  - name: Stop httpd service before modifying user
+    service:
+      name: httpd
+      state: stopped
+
+  # create uid - this is normaly done by retrace package
+  # but the package is not installed yet at this momement
+  - name: Ensure correct UID and home directory
+    user:
+      name: retrace
+      uid: "{{ retrace_user_uid_gid }}"
+      gid: "{{ retrace_user_uid_gid }}"
+      home: "{{ retrace_user_home }}"
+      create_home: yes
+
+  - name: Ensure correct GID
+    group:
+      name: retrace
+      gid: "{{ retrace_user_uid_gid }}"
+
+  - name: Restart httpd service after modifications are done
+    service:
+      name: httpd
+      state: started
 
 - name: Create directory for repositories
   file: