diff --git a/inventory/group_vars/notifs_web b/inventory/group_vars/notifs_web
index 6ffee52a9f..811c393b3f 100644
--- a/inventory/group_vars/notifs_web
+++ b/inventory/group_vars/notifs_web
@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@ fas_client_groups: sysadmin-noc,sysadmin-datanommer,sysadmin-veteran
 
 sudoers: "{{ private }}/files/sudo/notifs-sudoers"
 
+deployment_type: prod
+
 # These are consumed by a task in roles/fedmsg/base/main.yml
 fedmsg_certs:
 - service: shell
diff --git a/inventory/group_vars/notifs_web_stg b/inventory/group_vars/notifs_web_stg
index 6ffee52a9f..655976966d 100644
--- a/inventory/group_vars/notifs_web_stg
+++ b/inventory/group_vars/notifs_web_stg
@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@ fas_client_groups: sysadmin-noc,sysadmin-datanommer,sysadmin-veteran
 
 sudoers: "{{ private }}/files/sudo/notifs-sudoers"
 
+deployment_type: stg
+
 # These are consumed by a task in roles/fedmsg/base/main.yml
 fedmsg_certs:
 - service: shell