diff --git a/playbooks/groups/mdapi.yml b/playbooks/groups/mdapi.yml
index e75ed2f929..10ba483664 100644
--- a/playbooks/groups/mdapi.yml
+++ b/playbooks/groups/mdapi.yml
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 
   roles:
   - base
-  - { role: watchdog, when: env == "staging" }
+  #  - { role: watchdog, when: env == "staging" }
   - rkhunter
   - nagios_client
   - hosts