diff --git a/roles/distgit/files/dist-git.conf b/roles/distgit/files/dist-git.conf
index 8d45800b26..939fa60a37 100644
--- a/roles/distgit/files/dist-git.conf
+++ b/roles/distgit/files/dist-git.conf
@@ -5,3 +5,7 @@ git_author_email = rel-eng@lists.fedoraproject.org
 cache_dir   = /srv/cache
 gitroot_dir = /srv/git/repositories
 gitolite    = True
+fedmsgs     = True
+nomd5       = True
+
+default_namespace = rpms