diff --git a/roles/pdc/frontend/templates/settings_local.py b/roles/pdc/frontend/templates/settings_local.py
index 2d5bd5e2fb..828cde0598 100644
--- a/roles/pdc/frontend/templates/settings_local.py
+++ b/roles/pdc/frontend/templates/settings_local.py
@@ -139,6 +139,7 @@ DIST_GIT_WEB_ROOT_URL = 'https://src.stg.fedoraproject.org/cgit/'
 {% else %}
 DIST_GIT_WEB_ROOT_URL = 'https://src.fedoraproject.org/cgit/'
 {% endif %}
+DIST_GIT_REPO_FORMAT = DIST_GIT_WEB_ROOT_URL + DIST_GIT_RPM_PATH + "%s"
 
 # Use this to deny people creating new "epel" or "fedora" branches after we
 # import the existing oldschool branches.