diff --git a/inventory/group_vars/buildhw b/inventory/group_vars/buildhw
index 7db41565e9..1f38248fa5 100644
--- a/inventory/group_vars/buildhw
+++ b/inventory/group_vars/buildhw
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ freezes: true
 host_group: kojibuilder
 koji_hub: "koji.fedoraproject.org/kojihub"
 koji_hub_nfs: "fedora_koji"
+koji_instance: "primary"
 koji_root: "koji.fedoraproject.org/koji"
 koji_server_url: "https://koji.fedoraproject.org/kojihub"
 koji_topurl: "https://kojipkgs.fedoraproject.org/"