diff --git a/inventory/group_vars/autocloud-backend-stg b/inventory/group_vars/autocloud-backend-stg
index 7c0bcfd78b..d70b2cf486 100644
--- a/inventory/group_vars/autocloud-backend-stg
+++ b/inventory/group_vars/autocloud-backend-stg
@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@ tcp_ports: [
 
 fas_client_groups: sysadmin-noc,sysadmin-fedimg,sysadmin-releng
 
+fedmsg_debug_loopback: True 
+
 # These people get told when something goes wrong.
 fedmsg_error_recipients:
 - sysadmin-fedimg-members@fedoraproject.org