diff --git a/playbooks/groups/mirrormanager.yml b/playbooks/groups/mirrormanager.yml
index a58ae875a2..f3c4f1e9d3 100644
--- a/playbooks/groups/mirrormanager.yml
+++ b/playbooks/groups/mirrormanager.yml
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
   - fas_client
   - sudo
   - collectd/base
-  - { role: openvpn/client, when: env != "staging" }
+  - { role: openvpn/client, when: env != "staging" and inventory_hostname.startswith('mm-frontend01')  }
   - { role: nfs/client, when: inventory_hostname.startswith('mm-backend01'), mnt_dir: '/srv/pub',  nfs_src_dir: 'fedora_ftp/fedora.redhat.com/pub' }
 
   tasks: