diff --git a/roles/koji_builder/templates/builders/site-defaults.cfg b/roles/koji_builder/templates/builders/site-defaults.cfg
index e8aebdfcdb..94141f82e2 100644
--- a/roles/koji_builder/templates/builders/site-defaults.cfg
+++ b/roles/koji_builder/templates/builders/site-defaults.cfg
@@ -1,6 +1,10 @@
 config_opts['plugin_conf']['package_state_enable'] = False
 config_opts['plugin_conf']['ccache_enable'] = False
+{% if env == "staging" %}
+config_opts['dnf_common_opts'] = ['--setopt=install_weak_deps=0', '--setopt=optional_metadata_types=filelists']
+{% else %}
 config_opts['dnf_common_opts'] = ['--setopt=install_weak_deps=0']
+{% endif %}
 config_opts['macros']['%bugurl'] = 'https://bugz.fedoraproject.org/%name'
 #config_opts['nosync'] = True
 #config_opts['nosync_force'] = True