diff --git a/roles/copr/backend/files/provision/provision_builder_tasks.yml b/roles/copr/backend/files/provision/provision_builder_tasks.yml
index 0800bd5a2a..3d4c74b09e 100644
--- a/roles/copr/backend/files/provision/provision_builder_tasks.yml
+++ b/roles/copr/backend/files/provision/provision_builder_tasks.yml
@@ -97,6 +97,12 @@
     regexp: '^%_install_lang.*'
     state: 'absent'
 
+- name: 'Point mirrors.fedoraproject.org to proxy01.fedoraproject.org, which is the closest proxy'
+  lineinfile:
+    dest: '/etc/hosts'
+    line: '209.132.181.16 mirrors.fedoraproject.org'
+    state: 'present'
+
 - name: Disable DNF makecache timer
   systemd:
     name: dnf-makecache.timer