diff --git a/roles/copr/backend/templates/copr-be.conf-dev b/roles/copr/backend/templates/copr-be.conf-dev
index dd25385fc6..705dcad18a 100644
--- a/roles/copr/backend/templates/copr-be.conf-dev
+++ b/roles/copr/backend/templates/copr-be.conf-dev
@@ -28,6 +28,8 @@ spawn_playbook=/home/copr/provision/builderpb.yml
 # default is /etc/copr/terminate_playbook.yml 
 terminate_playbook=/home/copr/provision/terminatepb.yml
 
+terminate_vars=vm_name
+
 # directory where jobs are stored
 # no defaults
 jobsdir=/var/lib/copr/jobs