diff --git a/files/lists-dev/sudoers-norequiretty-postgres b/files/lists-dev/sudoers-norequiretty-postgres
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..5f28d197c4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/files/lists-dev/sudoers-norequiretty-postgres
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Defaults>postgres !requiretty
diff --git a/playbooks/hosts/lists-dev.cloud.fedoraproject.org.yml b/playbooks/hosts/lists-dev.cloud.fedoraproject.org.yml
index 5af08d0c22..1606b9cb48 100644
--- a/playbooks/hosts/lists-dev.cloud.fedoraproject.org.yml
+++ b/playbooks/hosts/lists-dev.cloud.fedoraproject.org.yml
@@ -73,6 +73,10 @@
   - name: start postgresql
     service: state=started name=postgresql
 
+  - name: allow running sudo commands as postgresql for ansible
+    copy: src="{{ files }}/lists-dev/sudoers-norequiretty-postgres" dest=/etc/sudoers.d/norequiretty-postgres
+          owner=root group=root mode=0440
+
   handlers:
   - include: "{{ handlers }}/restart_services.yml"
   - name: restart postgresql