diff --git a/playbooks/groups/buildvm.yml b/playbooks/groups/buildvm.yml
index e33974a799..13688ccd2f 100644
--- a/playbooks/groups/buildvm.yml
+++ b/playbooks/groups/buildvm.yml
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
         role: nfs/client,
         mnt_dir: "/mnt/fedora_koji",
         nfs_src_dir: "{{ koji_hub_nfs }}",
-        when: "env == 'staging' or createrepo",
+        when: "env == 'staging' or createrepo and datacenter != 'iad2' ",
       }
     - role: nfs/client
       mnt_dir: '/mnt/koji/ostree'