diff --git a/tasks/koji/base_builder.yml b/tasks/koji/base_builder.yml
index eedbaba190..9cfd37c3c4 100644
--- a/tasks/koji/base_builder.yml
+++ b/tasks/koji/base_builder.yml
@@ -107,8 +107,9 @@
 
 - name: route config for netapp network
   action: copy src=$files/kojibuilder/route-eth1 dest=/etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/route-eth1
-  notify:
-  - restart netapproute
+
+- name: run netapp route
+  command: /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifup-routes eth1
 
 - name: nfs mount points
   action: mount name=/mnt/fedora_koji src=vtap-fedora-nfs01.storage.phx2.redhat.com:/vol/fedora_koji fstype=nfs opts=ro,hard,bg,intr,noatime,nodev,nosuid passno=0 dump=0 state=mounted
diff --git a/tasks/koji/builder_kernel_config.yml b/tasks/koji/builder_kernel_config.yml
index 401c5669a1..f9e8a03641 100644
--- a/tasks/koji/builder_kernel_config.yml
+++ b/tasks/koji/builder_kernel_config.yml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-- name: set kernel params for loopback partitioning
-  action: command /sbin/grubby --update-kernel=ALL --args=loop.max_part=256 
+#- name: set kernel params for loopback partitioning
+#  action: command /sbin/grubby --update-kernel=ALL --args=loop.max_part=256 
 
 - name: set kernel params for more loops
   action: command /sbin/grubby --update-kernel=ALL --args=max_loop=64