diff --git a/roles/base/templates/iptables/iptables b/roles/base/templates/iptables/iptables
index 07c791611a..3061c643b8 100644
--- a/roles/base/templates/iptables/iptables
+++ b/roles/base/templates/iptables/iptables
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@
 {% endif %}
 
 # if the host declares a fedmsg-enabled wsgi app, open ports for it
-{% if fedmsg_wsgi_service is defined %}
+{% if wsgi_fedmsg_service is defined %}
 {% for i in range(wsgi_procs * wsgi_threads) %}
 -A INPUT -p tcp -m tcp --dport 30{{ '%02d' % i }} -j ACCEPT
 {% endfor %}