diff --git a/roles/koschei/backend/tasks/main.yml b/roles/koschei/backend/tasks/main.yml
index 40ec979d38..e8cd7d29cf 100644
--- a/roles/koschei/backend/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/koschei/backend/tasks/main.yml
@@ -22,15 +22,14 @@
   - packages
 
 - name: install config files
+  when: env == "staging"
   template: >
     src="{{ item }}.j2"
     dest="/etc/koschei/{{ item }}"
     owner=koschei
     group=koschei
     mode=0400
-  # remove config.cfg after split-upgrade
   with_items:
-  - config.cfg
   - config-admin.cfg
   - config-backend.cfg
   notify:
@@ -42,6 +41,25 @@
   - koschei
   - config
 
+- name: install config files
+  when: env != "staging"
+  template: >
+    src="{{ item }}.j2"
+    dest="/etc/koschei/{{ item }}"
+    owner=koschei
+    group=koschei
+    mode=0400
+  with_items:
+  - config.cfg
+  notify:
+  - restart koschei-polling
+  - restart koschei-resolver
+  - restart koschei-scheduler
+  - restart koschei-watcher
+  tags:
+  - koschei
+  - config
+
 - name: install koschei fedmsg config
   copy: src=koschei.py dest=/etc/fedmsg.d/koschei.py
   notify: