diff --git a/roles/koji_builder/tasks/main.yml b/roles/koji_builder/tasks/main.yml
index f23c3b2ef2..bdfb9ca3c5 100644
--- a/roles/koji_builder/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/koji_builder/tasks/main.yml
@@ -110,6 +110,15 @@
   - koji_builder
   - rpmautospec
 
+- name: install the configuration file for rpmautospec
+  template:
+    src: "{{ playbook_dir }}/../../../roles/koji_hub/templates/rpmautospec.conf"
+    dest: /etc/koji-hub/plugins/rpmautospec.conf
+  when: env == 'staging'
+  tags:
+  - koji_builder
+  - rpmautospec
+
 - name: Install arm UEFI firmware package (aarch64 only)
   package: name=edk2-arm state=present
   tags: