diff --git a/inventory/group_vars/qadevel b/inventory/group_vars/qadevel
index 4f67e24a60..010befc04c 100644
--- a/inventory/group_vars/qadevel
+++ b/inventory/group_vars/qadevel
@@ -9,6 +9,8 @@ num_cpus: 2
 
 fas_client_groups: sysadmin-qa
 
+host_group: qadevel
+
 # default virt install command is for a single nic-device
 # define in another group file for more nics (see buildvm)
 virt_install_command: /usr/sbin/virt-install -n {{ inventory_hostname }} -r {{ mem_size }}