diff --git a/playbooks/groups/copr-backend.yml b/playbooks/groups/copr-backend.yml
index 323dedead2..10b266ee7f 100644
--- a/playbooks/groups/copr-backend.yml
+++ b/playbooks/groups/copr-backend.yml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 - name: check/create instance
   #hosts: copr-back
-  hosts: copr-back:copr-back-stg
+  hosts: copr-back-stg
   user: root
   gather_facts: False
 
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
   - include: "{{ tasks }}/growroot_cloud.yml"
 
 - name: cloud basic setup
-  hosts: copr-back:copr-back-stg
+  hosts: copr-back-stg
   user: root
   gather_facts: True
   vars_files:
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
     shell: "hostname {{copr_hostbase}}.cloud.fedoraproject.org"
 
 - name: provision instance
-  hosts: copr-back:copr-back-stg
+  hosts: copr-back-stg
   user: root
   gather_facts: True
 
diff --git a/playbooks/groups/copr-frontend.yml b/playbooks/groups/copr-frontend.yml
index 43839e018b..49e79528dc 100644
--- a/playbooks/groups/copr-frontend.yml
+++ b/playbooks/groups/copr-frontend.yml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 - name: check/create instance
-  hosts: copr-front-stg:copr-front
+  hosts: copr-front-stg
   # hosts: copr-front
   gather_facts: False
 
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
   - include: "{{ tasks }}/growroot_cloud.yml"
 
 - name: cloud basic setup
-  hosts: copr-front-stg:copr-front
+  hosts: copr-front-stg
   # hosts: copr-front
   gather_facts: True
   vars_files:
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
     shell: "hostname {{copr_hostbase}}.cloud.fedoraproject.org"
 
 - name: provision instance
-  hosts: copr-front:copr-front-stg
+  hosts: copr-front-stg
   # hosts: copr-front
   gather_facts: True