diff --git a/playbooks/groups/releng-compose.yml b/playbooks/groups/releng-compose.yml
index 3a9740057a..9dbbb02c65 100644
--- a/playbooks/groups/releng-compose.yml
+++ b/playbooks/groups/releng-compose.yml
@@ -65,6 +65,7 @@
       candidate_registry: "candidate-registry.fedoraproject.org",
       candidate_registry_osbs_username: "{{candidate_registry_osbs_prod_username}}",
       candidate_registry_osbs_password: "{{candidate_registry_osbs_prod_password}}",
+      docker_cert_dir: "/etc/docker/certs.d/candidate-registry.fedoraproject.org",
     when: env == "production"
   }
   - {