diff --git a/roles/distgit/pagure/templates/z_pagure.conf b/roles/distgit/pagure/templates/z_pagure.conf
index c958a895ed..df2470d6ae 100644
--- a/roles/distgit/pagure/templates/z_pagure.conf
+++ b/roles/distgit/pagure/templates/z_pagure.conf
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ WSGIDaemonProcess pagureproc user=pagure group=packager maximum-requests=1000 di
 {% endif %}
   <Location />
    WSGIProcessGroup pagureproc
+{% if env != "staging" %}
    <IfModule mod_authz_core.c>
       # Apache 2.4
       Require all granted
@@ -42,6 +43,7 @@ WSGIDaemonProcess pagureproc user=pagure group=packager maximum-requests=1000 di
       Order deny,allow
       Allow from all
    </IfModule>
+{% endif %}
   </Location>
 
 #</VirtualHost>