diff --git a/inventory/group_vars/osbs b/inventory/group_vars/osbs
index 4fafc52187..e440d2f869 100644
--- a/inventory/group_vars/osbs
+++ b/inventory/group_vars/osbs
@@ -22,6 +22,8 @@ osbs_client_conf_path: /etc/osbs.conf
 
 baseiptables: False
 
+openshift_ansible_upgrading: False
+
 # docker images required by OpenShift Origin
 openshift_required_images:
   - "openshift/origin-pod"
diff --git a/inventory/group_vars/osbs_stg b/inventory/group_vars/osbs_stg
index f9d8d23725..2fe460b441 100644
--- a/inventory/group_vars/osbs_stg
+++ b/inventory/group_vars/osbs_stg
@@ -22,6 +22,8 @@ osbs_client_conf_path: /etc/osbs.conf
 
 baseiptables: False
 
+openshift_ansible_upgrading: True
+
 # docker images required by OpenShift Origin
 openshift_required_images:
   - "openshift/origin-pod"