diff --git a/roles/blockerbugs/tasks/main.yml b/roles/blockerbugs/tasks/main.yml
index e1bfe4841e..990d6cfbd4 100644
--- a/roles/blockerbugs/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/blockerbugs/tasks/main.yml
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@
 # hotfix openidbaseclient.py in python-fedora so it doesn't blow up during sync.
 # fix is in upstream, waiting for new release: https://github.com/fedora-infra/python-fedora/commit/a5a66e8e744ad1c54788e00d78bd6b66e67fe83b
 - name: hotfix python-fedora so it doesn't blow up
+  when: env == "production"
   copy: src=python-fedora-openidbaseclient-hotfix.py dest=/usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/fedora/client/openidbaseclient.py owner=root group=root mode=0644
   tags:
   - blockerbugs