diff --git a/playbooks/groups/copr-backend.yml b/playbooks/groups/copr-backend.yml
index feecdaf022..cf69db9a4a 100644
--- a/playbooks/groups/copr-backend.yml
+++ b/playbooks/groups/copr-backend.yml
@@ -39,6 +39,8 @@
   user: fedora
   sudo: True
   gather_facts: True
+  vars:
+    root_auth_users: bkabrda msuchy tradej pingou vgologuz
   vars_files:
    - /srv/web/infra/ansible/vars/global.yml
    - "/srv/private/ansible/vars.yml"