diff --git a/roles/copr/backend/templates/copr-be.conf.j2 b/roles/copr/backend/templates/copr-be.conf.j2
index ebf27534e8..457de0738d 100644
--- a/roles/copr/backend/templates/copr-be.conf.j2
+++ b/roles/copr/backend/templates/copr-be.conf.j2
@@ -81,9 +81,10 @@ keygen_host={{ keygen_host }}
 # minimum age for builds to be pruned
 prune_days=14
 
-# utilized by /usr/bin/check_consecutive_build_fails.py
-consecutive_failure_threshold=30
 
 [builder]
 # default is 1800
 timeout=21600
+
+# utilized by /usr/bin/check_consecutive_build_fails.py
+consecutive_failure_threshold=30