diff --git a/roles/mirrormanager/frontend2/templates/mirrormanager2.cfg b/roles/mirrormanager/frontend2/templates/mirrormanager2.cfg
index b26495fa48..79a1621a2a 100644
--- a/roles/mirrormanager/frontend2/templates/mirrormanager2.cfg
+++ b/roles/mirrormanager/frontend2/templates/mirrormanager2.cfg
@@ -121,6 +121,10 @@ CRAWLER_RSYNC_PARAMETERS = '--no-motd --timeout 14400'
 # the host will be disable automatically (user_active)
 CRAWLER_AUTO_DISABLE = 4
 
+{% if env == 'staging' %}
+UMDL_PREFIX = '/srv/'
+{% endif %}
+
 umdl_master_directories = [
     {
         'type': 'directory',