diff --git a/inventory/group_vars/nagios b/inventory/group_vars/nagios
index 5a98689c8b..788d7f2c2d 100644
--- a/inventory/group_vars/nagios
+++ b/inventory/group_vars/nagios
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ exclude_iad2_hostgroups:
   - centos_ipa_client_stg
   - zabbix_stg
   - zabbix
+  - logdetective
 # These are consumed by a task in roles/fedmsg/base/main.yml
 fedmsg_certs:
   - can_send:
diff --git a/inventory/host_vars/logdetective02.fedorainfracloud.org b/inventory/host_vars/logdetective02.fedorainfracloud.org
index c8f278da57..bbf979fedc 100644
--- a/inventory/host_vars/logdetective02.fedorainfracloud.org
+++ b/inventory/host_vars/logdetective02.fedorainfracloud.org
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ root_auth_users: msuchy frostyx praiskup nikromen ttomecek jpodivin
 nagios_Can_Connect: False
 nagios_Check_Services:
   ping: false
+  nrpe: false
 
 nrpe_client_uid: 500