diff --git a/roles/pkgdb2/templates/pkgdb2.cfg b/roles/pkgdb2/templates/pkgdb2.cfg
index a2119dff07..42b919c091 100644
--- a/roles/pkgdb2/templates/pkgdb2.cfg
+++ b/roles/pkgdb2/templates/pkgdb2.cfg
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ PKGDB2_BUGZILLA_PASSWORD = None
 ## URL to the FAS instance to query
 {% if env == 'staging' %}
 PKGDB2_FAS_URL = 'https://admin.stg.fedoraproject.org/accounts'
+PKGDB2_FAS_INSECURE = True
 {% else %}
 PKGDB2_FAS_URL = 'https://admin.fedoraproject.org/accounts'
 {% endif %}
@@ -61,7 +62,7 @@ PKGDB2_FAS_PASSWORD = '{{ fedorathirdpartyPassword }}'
 ## Pkgdb broadcasts its notifications via fedmsg
 PKGDB2_FEDMSG_NOTIFICATION = True
 ## Pkgdb sends its notifications by email
-PKGDB2_EMAIL_NOTIFICATION = False
+PKGDB2_EMAIL_NOTIFICATION = True
 ## Template to build the email address pkgdb sends its notifications to
 PKGDB2_EMAIL_TO = '{pkg_name}-owner@fedoraproject.org'
 ## The From address email notifications are sent with