diff --git a/playbooks/groups/pkgs.yml b/playbooks/groups/pkgs.yml
index 17717ab7ee..3dc70f3ebd 100644
--- a/playbooks/groups/pkgs.yml
+++ b/playbooks/groups/pkgs.yml
@@ -24,6 +24,8 @@
     region: rpms
     spawn_repospanner_node: true
     when: env == "staging"
+    tags:
+    - repoSpanner/server
   - gitolite/base
   - cgit/base
   - cgit/clean_lock_cron