diff --git a/files/copr/forward b/files/copr/forward
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..da96eddab2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/files/copr/forward
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+msuchy+coprmachine@redhat.com
diff --git a/playbooks/hosts/copr-be.cloud.fedoraproject.org.yml b/playbooks/hosts/copr-be.cloud.fedoraproject.org.yml
index 2e59897b4e..7b33587495 100644
--- a/playbooks/hosts/copr-be.cloud.fedoraproject.org.yml
+++ b/playbooks/hosts/copr-be.cloud.fedoraproject.org.yml
@@ -39,6 +39,12 @@
   #- name: copy copr.repo
   #  action: copy src=$files/copr/fe/yum/copr.repo dest=/etc/yum.repos.d/copr.repo
 
+  - Set the hostname
+    shell: hostname copr-be.cloud.fedoraproject.org
+
+  - name: copy .forward file
+    action: copy src=$files/copr/forward dest=/root/.forward owner=root group=root
+
   # packages needed
   - name: add packages for copr-be
     action: yum state=present name=$item
diff --git a/playbooks/hosts/copr-fe.cloud.fedoraproject.org.yml b/playbooks/hosts/copr-fe.cloud.fedoraproject.org.yml
index b812b7f26d..4167200eb0 100644
--- a/playbooks/hosts/copr-fe.cloud.fedoraproject.org.yml
+++ b/playbooks/hosts/copr-fe.cloud.fedoraproject.org.yml
@@ -33,6 +33,12 @@
   #- name: copy copr.repo
   #  action: copy src=$files/copr/fe/yum/copr.repo dest=/etc/yum.repos.d/copr.repo
 
+  - Set the hostname
+    shell: hostname copr-fe.cloud.fedoraproject.org
+
+  - name: copy .forward file
+    action: copy src=$files/copr/forward dest=/root/.forward owner=root group=root
+
   - name: install copr-fe pkgs
     action: yum state=installed pkg=$item
     with_items: