diff --git a/roles/copr/backend/tasks/main.yml b/roles/copr/backend/tasks/main.yml
index 5113cf20d6..7b13d19dd1 100644
--- a/roles/copr/backend/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/copr/backend/tasks/main.yml
@@ -118,6 +118,8 @@
   - provision_config
 
 - name: put provisioning files
+  # synchronize doesn't work at lockbox due to some rsync/scp error, todo: revert when resolved
+  # synchronize: src="provision/files/" dest="/home/copr/provision/files/"
   synchronize: src="provision/files/" dest="/home/copr/provision/files/"
   tags:
   - provision_config