diff --git a/inventory/group_vars/copr_back b/inventory/group_vars/copr_back
index 341d136ba2..ed82242bdb 100644
--- a/inventory/group_vars/copr_back
+++ b/inventory/group_vars/copr_back
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ copr_builder_images:
   aarch64: copr-builder-20191126_114948
   aws:
     x86_64: ami-0e9d83941943de0f2
+    aarch64: ami-05927168596f8f271
 
 nrpe_procs_warn: 2200
 nrpe_procs_crit: 2500
diff --git a/inventory/group_vars/copr_back_dev b/inventory/group_vars/copr_back_dev
index ad12d24b6c..bb02f43db6 100644
--- a/inventory/group_vars/copr_back_dev
+++ b/inventory/group_vars/copr_back_dev
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ copr_builder_images:
   aarch64: copr-builder-20191126_114948
   aws:
     x86_64: ami-0e9d83941943de0f2
+    aarch64: ami-05927168596f8f271
 
 do_sign: "true"
 
diff --git a/roles/copr/backend/files/provision/builderpb-aws-aarch64.yml b/roles/copr/backend/files/provision/builderpb-aws-aarch64.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..cc25a40f26
--- /dev/null
+++ b/roles/copr/backend/files/provision/builderpb-aws-aarch64.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+- name: create an instance in aws
+  hosts: 127.0.0.1
+  gather_facts: False
+
+  roles:
+    - spawner
+
+  vars_files:
+    - vars.yml
+    - aws_cloud_vars.yml
+
+  vars:
+    keypair: copr-builder
+    instance_type: a1.xlarge
+    security_group: ssh-only
+    max_spawn_time: 1100
+    spawning_vm_user: "fedora"
+    arch: aarch64
+
+  tasks:
+  - include: "spinup_aws_task.yml"
+
+
+- name: provision builder
+  hosts: builder_temp_group
+  gather_facts: False
+  become: true
+  user: fedora
+
+  vars_files:
+    - vars.yml
+    - aws_cloud_vars.yml
+
+  vars:
+    ansible_python_interpreter: /usr/bin/python3
+
+  tasks:
+  - include: "create_swap_file.yml"
+    when:
+    - prepare_base_image is defined
+
+  - include: "provision_builder_tasks.yml"
diff --git a/roles/copr/backend/files/provision/builderpb-aws-x86_64.yml b/roles/copr/backend/files/provision/builderpb-aws-x86_64.yml
index 82a8349953..ba0ff8f12f 100644
--- a/roles/copr/backend/files/provision/builderpb-aws-x86_64.yml
+++ b/roles/copr/backend/files/provision/builderpb-aws-x86_64.yml
@@ -15,47 +15,10 @@
     security_group: ssh-only
     max_spawn_time: 1100
     spawning_vm_user: "fedora"
-    image_name: "{{ builder_images.x86_64 }}"
     arch: x86_64
 
   tasks:
-    - debug: msg="vm_name={{ vm_name }}"
-
-    - name: Launch instance
-      ec2:
-        key_name: "{{ keypair }}"
-        group: "{{ security_group }}"
-        instance_type: "{{ instance_type }}"
-        image: "{{ image_name }}"
-        wait: true
-        region: "{{ aws_region }}"
-        vpc_subnet_id: subnet-01d4e967ab5e78005
-        assign_public_ip: yes
-        instance_tags:
-          FedoraGroup: copr
-          Name: "{{ vm_name }}"
-          arch: "{{ arch }}"
-        aws_access_key: "{{ aws_access_key }}"
-        aws_secret_key: "{{ aws_secret_key }}"
-      register: ec2
-
-    - name: Add new instance to host group
-      add_host:
-        hostname: "{{ item.public_ip }}"
-        groupname: builder_temp_group
-      loop: "{{ ec2.instances }}"
-
-    - set_fact: builder_ip={{ ec2.instances[0].public_ip }}
-
-    - debug: msg="VM_IP={{ builder_ip }}"
-
-    - name: wait for he host to be hot
-      local_action: wait_for host={{ builder_ip }} port=22 delay=1 timeout={{ max_spawn_time }}
-
-    - name: wait until ssh is available
-      local_action:  shell false; until [ "$?" -eq "0" ]; do sleep 2; ssh -o PasswordAuthentication=no {{ spawning_vm_user|default('fedora') }}@{{ builder_ip }} 'echo foobar' 2>/dev/null; done
-      async: 600
-      poll: 2
+  - include: "spinup_aws_task.yml"
 
 
 - name: provision builder
diff --git a/roles/copr/backend/files/provision/spinup_aws_task.yml b/roles/copr/backend/files/provision/spinup_aws_task.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..0d461c7dbd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/roles/copr/backend/files/provision/spinup_aws_task.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+- debug: msg="vm_name={{ vm_name }}"
+
+- name: Launch instance
+  ec2:
+    key_name: "{{ keypair }}"
+    group: "{{ security_group }}"
+    instance_type: "{{ instance_type }}"
+    image: "{{ builder_images[arch] }}"
+    wait: true
+    region: "{{ aws_region }}"
+    vpc_subnet_id: subnet-01d4e967ab5e78005
+    assign_public_ip: yes
+    instance_tags:
+      FedoraGroup: copr
+      Name: "{{ vm_name }}"
+      arch: "{{ arch }}"
+    aws_access_key: "{{ aws_access_key }}"
+    aws_secret_key: "{{ aws_secret_key }}"
+    volumes: []
+  register: ec2
+
+- name: Add new instance to host group
+  add_host:
+    hostname: "{{ item.public_ip }}"
+    groupname: builder_temp_group
+  loop: "{{ ec2.instances }}"
+
+- set_fact: builder_ip={{ ec2.instances[0].public_ip }}
+
+- debug: msg="VM_IP={{ builder_ip }}"
+
+- name: wait for he host to be hot
+  local_action: wait_for host={{ builder_ip }} port=22 delay=1 timeout={{ max_spawn_time }}
+
+- name: wait until ssh is available
+  local_action:  shell false; until [ "$?" -eq "0" ]; do sleep 2; ssh -o PasswordAuthentication=no {{ spawning_vm_user|default('fedora') }}@{{ builder_ip }} 'echo foobar' 2>/dev/null; done
+  async: 600
+  poll: 2