diff --git a/inventory/group_vars/koschei b/inventory/group_vars/koschei
index 2d5ee80bcb..9499537e55 100644
--- a/inventory/group_vars/koschei
+++ b/inventory/group_vars/koschei
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ freezes: false
 fedmsg_certs:
 - service: shell
   owner: root
-  group: root
+  group: sysadmin
 - service: koschei
   owner: root
   group: koschei
diff --git a/inventory/group_vars/koschei-stg b/inventory/group_vars/koschei-stg
index 5278da7d6d..235412d796 100644
--- a/inventory/group_vars/koschei-stg
+++ b/inventory/group_vars/koschei-stg
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ freezes: false
 fedmsg_certs:
 - service: shell
   owner: root
-  group: root
+  group: sysadmin
 - service: koschei
   owner: root
   group: koschei