diff --git a/playbooks/openshift-apps/messaging-bridges.yml b/playbooks/openshift-apps/messaging-bridges.yml
index f2a8be8eb6..19ce2b2668 100644
--- a/playbooks/openshift-apps/messaging-bridges.yml
+++ b/playbooks/openshift-apps/messaging-bridges.yml
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@
     object_objectname: service.yml
   - role: openshift/object
     object_app: messaging-bridges
-    object_file: deploymentconfig.yml
+    object_template: deploymentconfig.yml
     object_objectname: deploymentconfig.yml
 
   - role: openshift/rollout
diff --git a/roles/fedmsg/gateway/tasks/main.yml b/roles/fedmsg/gateway/tasks/main.yml
index 361a40f946..6a6196f770 100644
--- a/roles/fedmsg/gateway/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/fedmsg/gateway/tasks/main.yml
@@ -42,7 +42,21 @@
   - restart fedmsg-gateway
 
 - name: enable on boot and start fedmsg-gateway
-  service: name=fedmsg-gateway state=started enabled=true
+  service:
+    name: fedmsg-gateway
+    state: started
+    enabled: true
   tags:
   - services
   - fedmsg/gateway
+  when: env != "staging"
+
+- name: disable fedmsg-gateway on staging
+  service:
+    name: fedmsg-gateway
+    state: stopped
+    enabled: false
+  tags:
+  - services
+  - fedmsg/gateway
+  when: env == "staging"
diff --git a/roles/fedmsg/hub/tasks/main.yml b/roles/fedmsg/hub/tasks/main.yml
index a5a0236006..98743f5524 100644
--- a/roles/fedmsg/hub/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/fedmsg/hub/tasks/main.yml
@@ -19,7 +19,11 @@
 
 - name: fedmsg-hub service
   service: name=fedmsg-hub state=started enabled=yes
-  when: "'python34_fedmsg' not in group_names"
+  when: "'python34_fedmsg' not in group_names and env == 'production'"
+
+- name: fedmsg-hub service
+  service: name=fedmsg-hub state=stopped enabled=no
+  when: "'python34_fedmsg' not in group_names and env == 'staging'"
 
 - name: fedmsg-hub-3 service
   service: name=fedmsg-hub-3 state=started enabled=yes
diff --git a/roles/fedmsg/relay/tasks/main.yml b/roles/fedmsg/relay/tasks/main.yml
index 39b0c2dd72..c347d24688 100644
--- a/roles/fedmsg/relay/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/fedmsg/relay/tasks/main.yml
@@ -34,3 +34,13 @@
   - fedmsg/relay
   notify:
   - restart fedmsg-relay
+  when: env != "staging"
+
+- name: enable on boot and start fedmsg-relay
+  service: name=fedmsg-relay state=stopped enabled=false
+  tags:
+  - services
+  - fedmsg/relay
+  notify:
+  - restart fedmsg-relay
+  when: env == "staging"
diff --git a/roles/openshift-apps/messaging-bridges/files/deploymentconfig.yml b/roles/openshift-apps/messaging-bridges/templates/deploymentconfig.yml
similarity index 97%
rename from roles/openshift-apps/messaging-bridges/files/deploymentconfig.yml
rename to roles/openshift-apps/messaging-bridges/templates/deploymentconfig.yml
index 3fb85c6878..98e29c4d27 100644
--- a/roles/openshift-apps/messaging-bridges/files/deploymentconfig.yml
+++ b/roles/openshift-apps/messaging-bridges/templates/deploymentconfig.yml
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ items:
       app: messaging-bridges
     name: amqp-to-zmq
   spec:
-    replicas: 1
+    replicas: {{ (env == 'production') | ternary(1, 0) }}
     selector:
       deploymentconfig: amqp-to-zmq
     strategy:
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ items:
       app: messaging-bridges
     name: zmq-to-amqp
   spec:
-    replicas: 1
+    replicas: {{ (env == 'production') | ternary(1, 0) }}
     selector:
       deploymentconfig: zmq-to-amqp
     strategy:
@@ -170,7 +170,7 @@ items:
       app: messaging-bridges
     name: verify-missing
   spec:
-    replicas: 1
+    replicas: {{ (env == 'production') | ternary(1, 0) }}
     selector:
       deploymentconfig: verify-missing
     strategy: