diff --git a/roles/hosts/files/qa.fedoraproject.org-hosts b/roles/hosts/files/qa.fedoraproject.org-hosts
index c206b93612..667c5fd89c 100644
--- a/roles/hosts/files/qa.fedoraproject.org-hosts
+++ b/roles/hosts/files/qa.fedoraproject.org-hosts
@@ -14,3 +14,6 @@
 # for VPN
 10.5.126.12    gateway.phx2.fedoraproject.org gateway bastion01.phx2.fedoraproject.org bastion01
 10.5.126.11    bastion02.phx2.fedoraproject.org bastion02
+
+# these are needed for the beaker-project repos
+74.207.232.43  beaker-project.org