diff --git a/roles/copr/dist_git/tasks/main.yml b/roles/copr/dist_git/tasks/main.yml
index 87363f8f56..527a9abfa3 100644
--- a/roles/copr/dist_git/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/copr/dist_git/tasks/main.yml
@@ -65,11 +65,11 @@
   tags:
   - config
 
-
 - name: set git variables for copr-service user
   copy: src=".gitconfig" dest="/home/copr-service/.gitconfig"
 
-- command: 'git config --global user.name "Copr dist git"'
+- name: set git config username
+  git_config: name=user.name scope=global value="Copr dist git"
 
 - name: install httpd config to serve lookaside and smart-git
   copy: src="httpd/dist-git/{{ item }}" dest="/etc/httpd/conf.d/dist-git/{{ item }}"