diff --git a/roles/fedmsg/base/templates/logging.py.j2 b/roles/fedmsg/base/templates/logging.py.j2
index 55e0656e57..641e1dae99 100644
--- a/roles/fedmsg/base/templates/logging.py.j2
+++ b/roles/fedmsg/base/templates/logging.py.j2
@@ -176,7 +176,7 @@ config = dict(
         formatters=dict(
             bare={
                 "datefmt": "%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S",
-                {% if ansible_hostname != 'bodhi-backend02' %}
+                {% if inventory_hostname.startswith('bodhi-backend01', 'bodhi-backend03') %}
                 # Here we use a different format just so we can include
                 # threadName.  We set the threadName in the bodhi masher to some
                 # useful strings that will tell us which branch is doing what.