diff --git a/roles/fedmsg/base/templates/policy.py.j2 b/roles/fedmsg/base/templates/policy.py.j2
index 795dec0ffc..0e5734bfcf 100644
--- a/roles/fedmsg/base/templates/policy.py.j2
+++ b/roles/fedmsg/base/templates/policy.py.j2
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 config = dict(
+    routing_nitpicky=True,
     routing_policy={
         # The gist here is that only messages signed by the
         # bodhi-app0{1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8} certificates may bear the