diff --git a/inventory/group_vars/value b/inventory/group_vars/value
index ddff304f08..1d6b0f0237 100644
--- a/inventory/group_vars/value
+++ b/inventory/group_vars/value
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@ lvm_size: 30000
 mem_size: 6144
 num_cpus: 2
 
+deployment_type: prod
+
 # for systems that do not match the above - specify the same parameter in
 # the host_vars/$hostname file
 
diff --git a/inventory/group_vars/value_stg b/inventory/group_vars/value_stg
index e3a9419910..e0f1d76c35 100644
--- a/inventory/group_vars/value_stg
+++ b/inventory/group_vars/value_stg
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@ lvm_size: 30000
 mem_size: 6144
 num_cpus: 2
 
+deployment_type: stg
+
 # for systems that do not match the above - specify the same parameter in
 # the host_vars/$hostname file