diff --git a/playbooks/groups/notifs-backend.yml b/playbooks/groups/notifs-backend.yml
index 50763ad70e..20ff237fe8 100644
--- a/playbooks/groups/notifs-backend.yml
+++ b/playbooks/groups/notifs-backend.yml
@@ -53,6 +53,8 @@
 
   roles:
   - fedmsg/hub
+  - { role: rabbitmq, when: env == "staging" }
+  - { role: memcached, when: env == "staging" }
   - notifs/backend
   - role: collectd/fedmsg-service
     process: fedmsg-hub