diff --git a/roles/bodhi2/backend/tasks/main.yml b/roles/bodhi2/backend/tasks/main.yml
index 9edf44c02b..c7f27644bf 100644
--- a/roles/bodhi2/backend/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/bodhi2/backend/tasks/main.yml
@@ -305,7 +305,7 @@
   - config
   - bodhi
 
-- name: ensure that nrpe has rights to monitor us
+- name: ensure that nrpe has rights to monitor us (dir)
   file: >
     dest=/var/run/fedmsg
     mode=0775
@@ -318,3 +318,15 @@
   tags:
   - fedmsgmonitor
   - bodhi
+
+- name: ensure that nrpe has rights to monitor us (file)
+  file: >
+    dest=/var/run/fedmsg/monitoring-fedmsg-hub.socket
+    mode=0775
+    owner=masher
+    group=nrpe
+    state=file
+  ignore_errors: true
+  tags:
+  - fedmsgmonitor
+  - bodhi