diff --git a/playbooks/hosts/dopr-dev.cloud.fedoraproject.org.yml b/playbooks/hosts/dopr-dev.cloud.fedoraproject.org.yml
index ef62139b32..bdf7c3a7db 100644
--- a/playbooks/hosts/dopr-dev.cloud.fedoraproject.org.yml
+++ b/playbooks/hosts/dopr-dev.cloud.fedoraproject.org.yml
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 - name: provision dopr dev instance
   hosts: dopr-stg
-  user: root
-  gather_facts: True
+  user: fedora
+  sudo: True
+  gather_facts: False
 
   vars_files:
    - /srv/web/infra/ansible/vars/global.yml