diff --git a/inventory/group_vars/bodhi2 b/inventory/group_vars/bodhi2
index 11f40b6d6b..d394458af7 100644
--- a/inventory/group_vars/bodhi2
+++ b/inventory/group_vars/bodhi2
@@ -10,6 +10,8 @@ num_cpus: 2
 # for systems that do not match the above - specify the same parameter in
 # the host_vars/$hostname file
 
+host_group: bodhi2
+
 # Definining these vars has a number of effects
 # 1) mod_wsgi is configured to use the vars for its own setup
 # 2) iptables opens enough ports for all threads for fedmsg