diff --git a/roles/copr/backend/tasks/main.yml b/roles/copr/backend/tasks/main.yml
index 53f819ad1e..16c165735a 100644
--- a/roles/copr/backend/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/copr/backend/tasks/main.yml
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@
   register: hostsstat
   always_run: yes
   changed_when: "1 != 1"
+  ignore_errors: yes
 
 - name: create empty known_hosts
   file: state=touch dest=/home/copr/.ssh/known_hosts owner=copr group=copr mode=600