diff --git a/roles/nagios_server/files/nagios/services/mailman.cfg b/roles/nagios_server/files/nagios/services/mailman.cfg
index a8659cb108..27dc5768b1 100644
--- a/roles/nagios_server/files/nagios/services/mailman.cfg
+++ b/roles/nagios_server/files/nagios/services/mailman.cfg
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 define service {
   host_name             mailman01.phx2.fedoraproject.org
   service_description   check mailman api
-  check_command         check_mailman_api
+  check_command         check_by_nrpe!check_mailman_api
   max_check_attempts    5
   use                   defaulttemplate
 }