diff --git a/inventory/host_vars/209.132.184.153 b/inventory/host_vars/209.132.184.153
index 1d4dff3e99..523a088f3c 100644
--- a/inventory/host_vars/209.132.184.153
+++ b/inventory/host_vars/209.132.184.153
@@ -10,3 +10,5 @@ root_auth_users: pingou puiterwijk
 description: jenkins cloud master
 volumes: ['-d /dev/vdb vol-00000011']
 freezes: false
+
+fedmsg_fqdn: jenkins.cloud.fedoraproject.org
diff --git a/playbooks/groups/jenkins-cloud.yml b/playbooks/groups/jenkins-cloud.yml
index 0b7252b298..387145550a 100644
--- a/playbooks/groups/jenkins-cloud.yml
+++ b/playbooks/groups/jenkins-cloud.yml
@@ -289,8 +289,7 @@
    - /srv/web/infra/ansible/vars/{{ ansible_distribution }}.yml
 
   roles:
-   - role: fedmsg/base
-     fedmsg_fqdn: jenkins.cloud.fedoraproject.org
+   - fedmsg/base
 
   handlers:
   - include: "{{ handlers }}/restart_services.yml"