diff --git a/playbooks/groups/mailman.yml b/playbooks/groups/mailman.yml
index 7f616222b2..eb3f1f3649 100644
--- a/playbooks/groups/mailman.yml
+++ b/playbooks/groups/mailman.yml
@@ -99,7 +99,8 @@
     mailman_hyperkitty_admin_db_pass: "{{ mailman_hk_admin_db_pass }}"
     mailman_hyperkitty_db_pass: "{{ mailman_hk_db_pass }}"
     mailman_hyperkitty_cookie_key: "{{ mailman_hk_cookie_key }}"
-  - role: fedmsg/base
+  - { role: fedmsg/base,
+      when: env != "staging" }
   # Set up for fedora-messaging
   - role: rabbit/user
     username: "mailman{{ env_suffix }}"