diff --git a/module_build_service/builder/CoprModuleBuilder.py b/module_build_service/builder/CoprModuleBuilder.py
index 17293065..e12d1670 100644
--- a/module_build_service/builder/CoprModuleBuilder.py
+++ b/module_build_service/builder/CoprModuleBuilder.py
@@ -65,8 +65,10 @@ class CoprModuleBuilder(GenericBuilder):
         self.copr = None
         self.client = CoprModuleBuilder._get_client(config)
         self.client.username = self.owner
+        self.chroot = "custom-1-x86_64"
         self.__prep = False
 
+
     @classmethod
     def _get_client(cls, config):
         return CoprClient.create_from_file_config(config.copr_config)
@@ -81,6 +83,11 @@ class CoprModuleBuilder(GenericBuilder):
         """
         self.copr = self._get_copr_safe()
         self._create_module_safe()
+
+        # @FIXME Not able to use gcc-c++ in chroot (RhBug: 1440889)
+        packages = groups["build"] - {"gcc-c++"}
+        self._update_chroot(packages=list(packages))
+
         if self.copr and self.copr.projectname and self.copr.username:
             self.__prep = True
         log.info("%r buildroot sucessfully connected." % self)
@@ -104,8 +111,7 @@ class CoprModuleBuilder(GenericBuilder):
         return self.client.get_project_details(projectname, username=ownername).handle
 
     def _create_copr(self, ownername, projectname):
-        # @TODO fix issues with custom-1-x86_64 and custom-1-i386 chroot and use it
-        return self.client.create_project(ownername, projectname, ["fedora-24-x86_64"])
+        return self.client.create_project(ownername, projectname, [self.chroot])
 
     def _create_module_safe(self):
         from copr.exceptions import CoprRequestException
@@ -159,6 +165,13 @@ class CoprModuleBuilder(GenericBuilder):
             koji add-group-pkg $module-build-tag srpm-build bash
         """
 
+        # Install the module-build-macros into the buildroot
+        # We are using same hack as mock builder does
+        for artifact in artifacts:
+            if artifact and artifact.startswith("module-build-macros"):
+                self._update_chroot(packages=["module-build-macros"])
+                break
+
         # Start of a new batch of builds is triggered by buildsys.repo.done message.
         # However in Copr there is no such thing. Therefore we are going to fake
         # the message when builds are finished
@@ -168,7 +181,22 @@ class CoprModuleBuilder(GenericBuilder):
         log.info("%r adding deps on %r" % (self, dependencies))
         # @TODO get architecture from some builder variable
         repos = [self._dependency_repo(d, "x86_64") for d in dependencies]
-        self.client.modify_project(self.copr.projectname, username=self.copr.username, repos=repos)
+        self._update_chroot(repos=repos)
+
+    def _update_chroot(self, packages=None, repos=None):
+        request = self.client.get_chroot(self.copr.projectname, self.copr.username, self.chroot)
+        chroot = request.data["chroot"]
+        current_packages = (chroot["buildroot_pkgs"] or "").split()
+        current_repos = (chroot["repos"] or "").split()
+
+        def merge(current, new):
+            current, new = current or [], new or []
+            return " ".join(set(current + new))
+
+        self.client.edit_chroot(self.copr.projectname, self.chroot,
+                                ownername=self.copr.username,
+                                packages=merge(current_packages, packages),
+                                repos=merge(current_repos, repos))
 
     def _dependency_repo(self, module, arch, backend="copr"):
         try:
diff --git a/module_build_service/messaging.py b/module_build_service/messaging.py
index 52b32ba6..2d9c5e05 100644
--- a/module_build_service/messaging.py
+++ b/module_build_service/messaging.py
@@ -27,7 +27,6 @@
 import json
 import os
 import re
-import kobo.rpmlib
 try:
     from inspect import signature
 except ImportError:
@@ -225,8 +224,9 @@ class BaseMessage(object):
                 build = msg_inner_msg.get('build')
                 status = msg_inner_msg.get('status')
                 pkg = msg_inner_msg.get('pkg')
+                version = msg_inner_msg.get('version')
                 what = msg_inner_msg.get('what')
-                msg_obj = CoprBuildEnd(msg_id, build, status, copr, pkg, what)
+                msg_obj = CoprBuildEnd(msg_id, build, status, copr, pkg, version, what)
 
             # If the message matched the regex and is important to the app,
             # it will be returned
@@ -305,16 +305,16 @@ class CoprBuildEnd(KojiBuildChange):
     (e.g. mutt-kz-1.5.23.1-1.20150203.git.c8504a8a.fc21)
     :param state_reason: the optional reason as to why the state changed
     """
-    def __init__(self, msg_id, build_id, status, copr, pkg, what=None):
-        nvr = kobo.rpmlib.parse_nvra(pkg)
+    def __init__(self, msg_id, build_id, status, copr, pkg, version, what=None):
+        ver, rel = version.split("-", 1)
         super(CoprBuildEnd, self).__init__(
             msg_id=msg_id,
             build_id=build_id,
             task_id=build_id,
             build_new_state=status,
-            build_name=nvr["name"],
-            build_version=nvr["version"],
-            build_release=".".join(s for s in [nvr["release"], nvr["epoch"], nvr["arch"]] if s),
+            build_name=pkg,
+            build_version=ver,
+            build_release=rel,
             state_reason=what,
         )
         self.copr = copr
diff --git a/tests/test_messaging.py b/tests/test_messaging.py
index d10406ae..0fcda1d6 100644
--- a/tests/test_messaging.py
+++ b/tests/test_messaging.py
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ class TestFedmsgMessaging(unittest.TestCase):
                 'copr': 'mutt-kz',
                 'ip': '172.16.3.3',
                 'pid': 12010,
-                'pkg': 'mutt-kz-1.5.23.1-1.20150203.git.c8504a8a.fc21',
+                'pkg': 'mutt-kz',  # Reality doesnt match the linked docs
                 'status': 1,
                 'user': 'fatka',
                 'version': '1.5.23.1-1.20150203.git.c8504a8a.fc21',