diff --git a/roles/bodhi2/backend/tasks/main.yml b/roles/bodhi2/backend/tasks/main.yml
index 453a8e689b..6f3720ef6e 100644
--- a/roles/bodhi2/backend/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/bodhi2/backend/tasks/main.yml
@@ -303,3 +303,15 @@
   tags:
   - config
   - bodhi
+
+- name: ensure that nrpe has rights to monitor us
+  file: >
+    dest=/var/run/fedmsg/monitoring-fedmsg-hub.socket
+    mode=0775
+    owner=fedmsg
+    group=nrpe
+    state=file
+  ignore_errors: true
+  tags:
+  - fedmsgmonitor
+  - bodhi