diff --git a/inventory/group_vars/retrace b/inventory/group_vars/retrace
index bdb1ad1b3e..e3bd68bb52 100644
--- a/inventory/group_vars/retrace
+++ b/inventory/group_vars/retrace
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@ ipa_client_shell_groups:
 ipa_client_sudo_groups:
 - retrace
 
+vpn: true
+
 freezes: false
 ansible_ifcfg_blocklist: true
 
diff --git a/inventory/group_vars/retrace_stg_aws b/inventory/group_vars/retrace_stg_aws
index ae0aba7f42..517c696e9f 100644
--- a/inventory/group_vars/retrace_stg_aws
+++ b/inventory/group_vars/retrace_stg_aws
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@ ipa_client_sudo_groups:
 - retrace
 devel: true
 
+vpn: true
+
 tcp_ports: [22, 80, 443 ]
 
 sudoers: "{{ private }}/files/sudo/arm-retrace-sudoers"