diff --git a/roles/koji_hub/tasks/main.yml b/roles/koji_hub/tasks/main.yml
index 69ff1d2404..7e2042650b 100644
--- a/roles/koji_hub/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/koji_hub/tasks/main.yml
@@ -30,6 +30,14 @@
   tags:
   - koji_hub
 
+- name: Remove python compiled files for auth.py
+  file: path=/usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/koji/auth.{{item}} state=absent
+  with_items:
+  - pyc
+  - pyo
+  tags:
+  - koji_hub
+
 - name: make koji pki directory
   file: state=directory path=/etc/pki/koji/ owner=root group=root