diff --git a/playbooks/groups/noc.yml b/playbooks/groups/noc.yml
index fd2a2aefa2..d01b072350 100644
--- a/playbooks/groups/noc.yml
+++ b/playbooks/groups/noc.yml
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@
   - { role: dhcp_server, when: datacenter == 'phx2' or datacenter == 'iad2' }
   - { role: tftp_server, when: datacenter == 'phx2' or datacenter == 'iad2' }
   - { role: nagios_server, when: datacenter == 'phx2' or datacenter == 'ibiblio'}
-  - { role: fedmsg/base, when: deployment_type == "prod" }
+  - { role: fedmsg/base, when: deployment_type == "prod" and datacenter != 'iad2'}
   - { role: rabbit/user, when: deployment_type == "stg" }
 
   tasks: