diff --git a/playbooks/groups/odcs.yml b/playbooks/groups/odcs.yml
index a9d7030282..c4399c5017 100644
--- a/playbooks/groups/odcs.yml
+++ b/playbooks/groups/odcs.yml
@@ -113,6 +113,7 @@
 
   roles:
   - mod_wsgi
+  - fedmsg/base
   - odcs/frontend
 
   handlers:
@@ -129,6 +130,7 @@
    - /srv/web/infra/ansible/vars/{{ ansible_distribution }}.yml
 
   roles:
+  - fedmsg/base
   - odcs/backend
 
   handlers: