diff --git a/roles/copr/backend/tasks/copr-ping.yml b/roles/copr/backend/tasks/copr-ping.yml
index 62f74aa0d6..da15523a7e 100644
--- a/roles/copr/backend/tasks/copr-ping.yml
+++ b/roles/copr/backend/tasks/copr-ping.yml
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
     group: nagios
     mode: '0644'
     state: touch
+  register: ping_log_created
   when: not ping_log_check.stat.exists
   tags: copr_ping
 
@@ -56,7 +57,7 @@
 
 - name: restorecon ping_log
   shell: restorecon -irv "{{ ping_log }}"
-  when: semanage_run.changed
+  when: semanage_run.changed or ping_log_created.changed
   tags: copr_ping
 
 - name: rebuild the copr-ping package periodically