diff --git a/inventory/group_vars/koschei-backend b/inventory/group_vars/koschei-backend
index 7b058f70c7..da25e18654 100644
--- a/inventory/group_vars/koschei-backend
+++ b/inventory/group_vars/koschei-backend
@@ -57,3 +57,9 @@ csi_relationship: |
     - pkgdb2
     - bastion (for mail relay)
     - memcached01
+
+koschei_backend_services:
+  - koschei-polling
+  - koschei-resolver
+  - koschei-scheduler
+  - koschei-watcher
diff --git a/roles/koschei/backend/defaults/main.yml b/roles/koschei/backend/defaults/main.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..5aad5cd1ed
--- /dev/null
+++ b/roles/koschei/backend/defaults/main.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+---
+
+koschei_backend_services:
+  - koschei-polling
+  - koschei-build-resolver
+  - koschei-repo-resolver
+  - koschei-scheduler
+  - koschei-watcher
diff --git a/roles/koschei/backend/handlers/main.yml b/roles/koschei/backend/handlers/main.yml
index 1dbaaed27b..03037a7e04 100644
--- a/roles/koschei/backend/handlers/main.yml
+++ b/roles/koschei/backend/handlers/main.yml
@@ -12,3 +12,7 @@
 
 - name: restart koschei-watcher
   action: service name=koschei-watcher state=restarted
+
+- name: restart koschei backend services
+  service: name={{ item }} state=restarted
+  with_items: "{{ koschei_backend_services }}"
diff --git a/roles/koschei/backend/tasks/main.yml b/roles/koschei/backend/tasks/main.yml
index 4f662a281e..672bb36db0 100644
--- a/roles/koschei/backend/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/koschei/backend/tasks/main.yml
@@ -13,11 +13,7 @@
   file: >
     path="/etc/systemd/system/{{ item }}.service.d"
     state=directory
-  with_items:
-  - koschei-polling
-  - koschei-resolver
-  - koschei-scheduler
-  - koschei-watcher
+  with_items: "{{ koschei_backend_services }}"
   notify:
   - reload systemd
   tags:
@@ -48,10 +44,7 @@
   - config-admin.cfg
   - config-backend.cfg
   notify:
-  - restart koschei-polling
-  - restart koschei-resolver
-  - restart koschei-scheduler
-  - restart koschei-watcher
+  - restart koschei backend services
   tags:
   - koschei
   - config
@@ -59,10 +52,7 @@
 - name: install koschei fedmsg config
   copy: src=koschei.py dest=/etc/fedmsg.d/koschei.py
   notify:
-  - restart koschei-polling
-  - restart koschei-resolver
-  - restart koschei-scheduler
-  - restart koschei-watcher
+  - restart koschei backend services
   tags:
   - koschei
   - config
@@ -78,11 +68,7 @@
 
 - name: enable services to start on boot
   service: name={{ item }} state=running enabled=true
-  with_items:
-  - koschei-polling
-  - koschei-resolver
-  - koschei-scheduler
-  - koschei-watcher
+  with_items: "{{ koschei_backend_services }}"
   tags:
   - koschei
   - service