diff --git a/inventory/group_vars/staging b/inventory/group_vars/staging
index 1a6791e044..c1cf3ff8f2 100644
--- a/inventory/group_vars/staging
+++ b/inventory/group_vars/staging
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
 ---
 freezes: false
 env: staging
+host_group: staging
diff --git a/roles/base/files/resolv.conf/staging b/roles/base/files/resolv.conf/staging
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..067c59368e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/roles/base/files/resolv.conf/staging
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+search stg.phx2.fedoraproject.org phx2.fedoraproject.org fedoraproject.org
+nameserver 10.5.126.21
+nameserver 10.5.126.22
+options rotate timeout:1
+
+