diff --git a/playbooks/manual/staging-sync/db-sync.yml b/playbooks/manual/staging-sync/db-sync.yml
index dbd4b6e9fd..f7c54c7cb9 100644
--- a/playbooks/manual/staging-sync/db-sync.yml
+++ b/playbooks/manual/staging-sync/db-sync.yml
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@
      flat: yes
 
 - name: drop and re-create the staging db entirely
-  hosts: {{ dhost }}.stg.phx2.fedoraproject.org
+  hosts: {{ dbhost }}.stg.phx2.fedoraproject.org
   user: root
   become: yes
   become_user: postgres