diff --git a/roles/bodhi2/backend/tasks/main.yml b/roles/bodhi2/backend/tasks/main.yml
index 7c72adb94d..9e299e2504 100644
--- a/roles/bodhi2/backend/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/bodhi2/backend/tasks/main.yml
@@ -303,7 +303,7 @@
   cron: name="bodhi-approve-testing" hour="*/6" minute=0 user="apache"
         job="/usr/bin/bodhi-approve-testing /etc/bodhi/production.ini > /dev/null"
         cron_file=bodhi-approve-testing-job
-  when: inventory_hostname.startswith('bodhi-backend02') and env == "production"
+  when: (inventory_hostname.startswith('bodhi-backend02') and env == "production") or (inventory_hostname.startswith('bodhi-backend01') and env == "staging")
   tags:
   - config
   - bodhi