diff --git a/roles/pkgdb2/templates/pkgdb2.cfg b/roles/pkgdb2/templates/pkgdb2.cfg
index 581c68f57b..5a44ebfd18 100644
--- a/roles/pkgdb2/templates/pkgdb2.cfg
+++ b/roles/pkgdb2/templates/pkgdb2.cfg
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ AUTOAPPROVE_PKGERS = [
 
 #### FAS group for the pkgdb admins
 {% if env == 'staging' %}
-ADMIN_GROUP = ['cvsadmin']
+ADMIN_GROUP = ['sysadmin-main', 'cvsadmin']
 {% else %}
 ADMIN_GROUP = ['sysadmin-main', 'cvsadmin']
 {% endif %}