diff --git a/playbooks/include/proxies-reverseproxy.yml b/playbooks/include/proxies-reverseproxy.yml
index 121aa6c0e2..0cd5fd92d6 100644
--- a/playbooks/include/proxies-reverseproxy.yml
+++ b/playbooks/include/proxies-reverseproxy.yml
@@ -1005,6 +1005,18 @@
     ocp4: true
     keephost: true
     tags: discourse2fedmsg
+    when: env == "staging"
+
+  - role: httpd/reverseproxy
+    website: "discourse2fedmsg{{ env_suffix }}.fedoraproject.org"
+    destname: discourse2fedmsg
+    balancer_name: app-os
+    balancer_members: "{{ (env == 'staging')|ternary(o_nodes_stg, openshift_nodes) }}"
+    targettype: openshift
+    ocp4: false
+    keephost: true
+    tags: discourse2fedmsg
+    when: env != "staging"
 
   - role: httpd/reverseproxy
     website: ipsilon-project.org
diff --git a/playbooks/openshift-apps/discourse2fedmsg.yml b/playbooks/openshift-apps/discourse2fedmsg.yml
index 979073b549..79be45f389 100644
--- a/playbooks/openshift-apps/discourse2fedmsg.yml
+++ b/playbooks/openshift-apps/discourse2fedmsg.yml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 - name: make the app be real
-  hosts: os_control[0]:os_control_stg[0]
+  hosts: os_masters[0]:os_control_stg[0]
   user: root
   gather_facts: False
 
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@
   - role: openshift/route
     app: discourse2fedmsg
     routename: discourse2fedmsg
-    host: "discourse2fedmsg{{ env_suffix }}.fedoraproject.org"
+    host: "discourse2fedmsg.app.os{{ env_suffix }}.fedoraproject.org"
     serviceport: web
     servicename: discourse2fedmsg-web