diff --git a/roles/distgit/pagure/templates/pagure.cfg b/roles/distgit/pagure/templates/pagure.cfg
index ecbae826ec..95e0403766 100644
--- a/roles/distgit/pagure/templates/pagure.cfg
+++ b/roles/distgit/pagure/templates/pagure.cfg
@@ -299,6 +299,7 @@ ADMIN_API_ACLS = [
     'pull_request_comment',
     'pull_request_merge',
     'create_project',
+    'group_modify',
     'modify_project',
     'generate_acls_project',
     'commit_flag',