diff --git a/roles/fedmsg/base/templates/relay.py.j2 b/roles/fedmsg/base/templates/relay.py.j2
index d40c3115fe..c454445d6d 100644
--- a/roles/fedmsg/base/templates/relay.py.j2
+++ b/roles/fedmsg/base/templates/relay.py.j2
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ config = dict(
     # It is also used by the mediawiki php plugin which, due to the oddities of
     # php, can't maintain a single passive-bind endpoint of it's own.
     relay_inbound=[
-        {% if 'persistent-cloud' in group_names or 'jenkins-cloud' in group_names or 'retrace' in group_names %}
+        {% if 'persistent-cloud' in group_names or 'jenkins-cloud' in group_names %}
 
         # Stuff from the cloud has to go through our external proxy first..
         #"tcp://hub.fedoraproject.org:9941",
@@ -33,6 +33,11 @@ config = dict(
         # not getting messages in from proxies across the vpn.  So, only use
         # proxy01 for now.
         "tcp://209.132.181.16:9941",
+        {% elif 'retrace' in group_names %}
+
+        # We want the retrace boxes to talk to our stg bus while we get them
+        # ready.
+        "tcp://stg.fedoraproject.org:9941",
 
         {% else %}