diff --git a/inventory/group_vars/qadevel-stg b/inventory/group_vars/qadevel-stg
index 2cc208190a..b5f0f95971 100644
--- a/inventory/group_vars/qadevel-stg
+++ b/inventory/group_vars/qadevel-stg
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ virt_install_command: /usr/bin/virt-install -n {{ inventory_hostname }} -r {{ me
 sshd_config: ssh/sshd_config.qadevel
 external_hostname: qadevel-stg.qa.fedoraproject.org
 
-mariadb_host: db-qa01.qa.fedoraproject.org
+mariadb_host: localhost
 mariadb_user: '{{ qadevel_stg_mariadb_user }}'
 mariadb_password: '{{ qadevel_stg_mariadb_password }}'
 phabricator_db_prefix: 'phabricatorstg'
diff --git a/playbooks/groups/qadevel-stg.yml b/playbooks/groups/qadevel-stg.yml
index cc1ce6d686..5503e98bb8 100644
--- a/playbooks/groups/qadevel-stg.yml
+++ b/playbooks/groups/qadevel-stg.yml
@@ -39,7 +39,6 @@
    - { role: yum-cron, tags: ['yumcron'] }
    - { role: sudo, tags: ['sudo'] }
    - apache
-   - { role: phabricator, tags: ['phabricator'] }
 
   tasks:
   # this is how you include other task lists
@@ -50,6 +49,24 @@
   handlers:
    - include: "{{ handlers }}/restart_services.yml"
 
+- name: configure phabricator
+  hosts: qadevel-stg
+  user: root
+  gather_facts: True
+
+  vars_files:
+   - /srv/web/infra/ansible/vars/global.yml
+   - "/srv/private/ansible/vars.yml"
+   - /srv/web/infra/ansible/vars/{{ ansible_distribution }}.yml
+
+  roles:
+   - { role: maraidb_server, tags: ['mariadb'] }
+   - { role: phabricator, tags: ['phabricator'] }
+
+  handlers:
+   - include: "{{ handlers }}/restart_services.yml"
+
+
 #- name: configure taskotron-ci master
 #  hosts: qadevel-stg
 #  user: root
diff --git a/roles/phabricator/templates/local.json.j2 b/roles/phabricator/templates/local.json.j2
index 942fbb984f..4bea8e0a9a 100644
--- a/roles/phabricator/templates/local.json.j2
+++ b/roles/phabricator/templates/local.json.j2
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@
   "mysql.host" : "{{ mariadb_host }}",
   "mysql.user" : "{{ mariadb_user }}",
   "mysql.pass" : "{{ mariadb_password }}",
-  "storage.default-namespace" : "{{ phabricator_db_prefix }}",
   "load-libraries"       : [],
   "log.access.path" : "/var/log/phabricator/access.log",
   "log.ssh.path" : "/var/log/phabricator/ssh.log",