diff --git a/inventory/group_vars/osbs-masters b/inventory/group_vars/osbs-masters
index dd543f53a1..d9e96405bc 100644
--- a/inventory/group_vars/osbs-masters
+++ b/inventory/group_vars/osbs-masters
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ _osbs_reactor_config_map:
     - v2
 
     registries:
-    - url: "{{ docker_registry }}"
+    - url: https://candidate-registry.fedoraproject.org/v2
       insecure: True
       auth:
         cfg_path: /var/run/secrets/atomic-reactor/v2-registry-dockercfg
diff --git a/roles/push-docker/tasks/main.yml b/roles/push-docker/tasks/main.yml
index 16cdb2b172..5e7cbaabe9 100644
--- a/roles/push-docker/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/push-docker/tasks/main.yml
@@ -30,11 +30,11 @@
 #    mode: 0640
 #  when: docker_cert_name is defined
 
+- name: start and enable docker
+  service: name=docker state=started enabled=yes
+
 - name: Log into the candidate-registry
   docker_login:
     registry: "{{candidate_registry}}"
     username: "{{candidate_registry_osbs_username}}"
     password: "{{candidate_registry_osbs_password}}"
-
-- name: start and enable docker
-  service: name=docker state=started enabled=yes