diff --git a/roles/hotness/templates/hotness.py b/roles/hotness/templates/hotness.py
index 090bf8c5af..a1244f3c52 100644
--- a/roles/hotness/templates/hotness.py
+++ b/roles/hotness/templates/hotness.py
@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@ config = {
         'krb_principal': 'hotness/hotness01{{env_suffix}}.phx2.fedoraproject.org@{{ipa_realm}}',
         'krb_keytab': '/etc/krb5.hotness_hotness01{{env_suffix}}.phx2.fedoraproject.org.keytab',
         'krb_ccache': None,
+        'krb_proxyuser': None,
         'krb_sessionopts': {'timeout': 3600, 'krb_rdns': False},
 
         'user_email': ('Fedora Release Monitoring ',