diff --git a/playbooks/groups/buildvm.yml b/playbooks/groups/buildvm.yml
index dd5414704c..b82cf8e95f 100644
--- a/playbooks/groups/buildvm.yml
+++ b/playbooks/groups/buildvm.yml
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
   roles:
   - base
   - hosts
-  - { role: nfs/client, mnt_dir: '/mnt/fedora_koji',  nfs_src_dir: "{{ koji_hub_nfs }}", when: "staging or createrepo" }
+  - { role: nfs/client, mnt_dir: '/mnt/fedora_koji',  nfs_src_dir: "{{ koji_hub_nfs }}", when: "env == 'staging' or createrepo" }
   - { role: fas_client, when: not inventory_hostname.startswith('bkernel') }
   - { role: sudo, when: not inventory_hostname.startswith('bkernel') }
   - koji_builder