diff --git a/inventory/host_vars/db-koji01.stg.phx2.fedoraproject.org b/inventory/host_vars/db-koji01.stg.phx2.fedoraproject.org
index 80480a082c..63cd229f5d 100644
--- a/inventory/host_vars/db-koji01.stg.phx2.fedoraproject.org
+++ b/inventory/host_vars/db-koji01.stg.phx2.fedoraproject.org
@@ -27,7 +27,13 @@ kernel_shmmax: 68719476736
 #
 # Only allow postgresql access from the frontend node and other db nodes
 #
-custom_rules: [ '-A INPUT -p tcp -m tcp -s 10.5.126.86 --dport 5432 -j ACCEPT', '-A INPUT -p tcp -m tcp -s 10.5.126.188 --dport 5432 -j ACCEPT', '-A INPUT -p tcp -m tcp -s 10.5.126.189 --dport 5432 -j ACCEPT' ]
+custom_rules: [ 
+   '-A INPUT -p tcp -m tcp -s 10.5.126.86 --dport 5432 -j ACCEPT',
+   '-A INPUT -p tcp -m tcp -s 10.5.126.188 --dport 5432 -j ACCEPT',
+   '-A INPUT -p tcp -m tcp -s 10.5.126.189 --dport 5432 -j ACCEPT', 
+   '-A INPUT -d 224.0.0.0/8 -j ACCEPT',
+   '-A INPUT -p vrrp -j ACCEPT',
+]
 
 #
 # Large updates pushes cause lots of db threads doing the tag moves, so up this from default. 
@@ -36,3 +42,8 @@ nrpe_procs_warn: 600
 nrpe_procs_crit: 700
 shared_buffers: "8GB"
 effective_cache_size: "24GB"
+
+# Keepalived variables
+keepalived_interface: eth0
+keepalived_priority: 100
+keepalived_ipaddress: 10.5.125.190/24
diff --git a/inventory/host_vars/db-koji02.stg.phx2.fedoraproject.org b/inventory/host_vars/db-koji02.stg.phx2.fedoraproject.org
index ba6c773166..abc1d5a0d2 100644
--- a/inventory/host_vars/db-koji02.stg.phx2.fedoraproject.org
+++ b/inventory/host_vars/db-koji02.stg.phx2.fedoraproject.org
@@ -27,7 +27,13 @@ kernel_shmmax: 68719476736
 #
 # Only allow postgresql access from the frontend node.
 #
-custom_rules: [ '-A INPUT -p tcp -m tcp -s 10.5.126.86 --dport 5432 -j ACCEPT', '-A INPUT -p tcp -m tcp -s 10.5.126.188 --dport 5432 -j ACCEPT', '-A INPUT -p tcp -m tcp -s 10.5.126.189 --dport 5432 -j ACCEPT' ]
+custom_rules: [
+   '-A INPUT -p tcp -m tcp -s 10.5.126.86 --dport 5432 -j ACCEPT',
+   '-A INPUT -p tcp -m tcp -s 10.5.126.188 --dport 5432 -j ACCEPT',
+   '-A INPUT -p tcp -m tcp -s 10.5.126.189 --dport 5432 -j ACCEPT',
+   '-A INPUT -d 224.0.0.0/8 -j ACCEPT',
+   '-A INPUT -p vrrp -j ACCEPT',
+]
 
 #
 # Large updates pushes cause lots of db threads doing the tag moves, so up this from default.
@@ -36,3 +42,8 @@ nrpe_procs_warn: 600
 nrpe_procs_crit: 700
 shared_buffers: "8GB"
 effective_cache_size: "24GB"
+
+# Keepalived variables
+keepalived_interface: eth0
+keepalived_priority: 50
+keepalived_ipaddress: 10.5.125.190/24
diff --git a/playbooks/groups/postgresql-server-bdr.yml b/playbooks/groups/postgresql-server-bdr.yml
index a1c72e512c..42847ecc8e 100644
--- a/playbooks/groups/postgresql-server-bdr.yml
+++ b/playbooks/groups/postgresql-server-bdr.yml
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
   - collectd/base
   - collectd/postgres  # This requires a 'databases' var to be set in host_vars
   - sudo
+  - keepalived
 
   tasks:
   - include: "{{ tasks }}/yumrepos.yml"