diff --git a/roles/waiverdb/templates/etc/waiverdb/settings.py.j2 b/roles/waiverdb/templates/etc/waiverdb/settings.py.j2
index 0ce4225333..df7d8084b9 100644
--- a/roles/waiverdb/templates/etc/waiverdb/settings.py.j2
+++ b/roles/waiverdb/templates/etc/waiverdb/settings.py.j2
@@ -9,6 +9,8 @@ SQLALCHEMY_DATABASE_URI = 'postgresql://waiverdb-user@:{{ waiverdb_db_port }}/wa
 OIDC_CLIENT_SECRETS = '/etc/waiverdb/client_secrets.json'
 OIDC_REQUIRED_SCOPE = 'https://waiverdb.fedoraproject.org/oidc/create-waiver'
 OIDC_RESOURCE_SERVER_ONLY = True
-{% if env != "production" and env != "staging" %}
+{% if env == "production" or env == "staging" %}
+ZEROMQ_PUBLISH = True
+{% else %}
 ZEROMQ_PUBLISH = False
 {% endif %}