diff --git a/roles/copr/mbs/tasks/main.yml b/roles/copr/mbs/tasks/main.yml
index b8a463476d..f4fcb53038 100644
--- a/roles/copr/mbs/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/copr/mbs/tasks/main.yml
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@
   command: mv /etc/module-build-service/config.py /etc/module-build-service/base_config.py creates=/etc/module-build-service/base_config.py
 
 - name: Touch __init__.py file
-  file: path=/etc/module-build-service/__init__.py state=touch
+  copy: dest=/etc/module-build-service/__init__.py force=no content=''
 
 - name: Copy production config
   template: src=config.py dest=/etc/module-build-service/config.py