diff --git a/inventory/group_vars/buildvm_osbuild_ppc64le b/inventory/group_vars/buildvm_osbuild_ppc64le
index 866f13bd96..b1ea2aa716 100644
--- a/inventory/group_vars/buildvm_osbuild_ppc64le
+++ b/inventory/group_vars/buildvm_osbuild_ppc64le
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ virt_install_command: "{{ virt_install_command_ppc64le_one_nic_unsafe }}"
 volgroup: /dev/vg_guests
 
 # setup access to workers
+ipa_server: ipa01.iad2.fedoraproject.org
 ipa_client_shell_groups:
   - sysadmin-osbuild
   - sysadmin-releng
diff --git a/inventory/group_vars/buildvm_osbuild_ppc64le_staging b/inventory/group_vars/buildvm_osbuild_ppc64le_staging
index eea6c638f8..6eb1e0b9f0 100644
--- a/inventory/group_vars/buildvm_osbuild_ppc64le_staging
+++ b/inventory/group_vars/buildvm_osbuild_ppc64le_staging
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ virt_install_command: "{{ virt_install_command_ppc64le_one_nic_unsafe }}"
 volgroup: /dev/vg_guests
 
 # setup access to workers
+ipa_server: ipa01.iad2.fedoraproject.org
 ipa_client_shell_groups:
   - sysadmin-osbuild
   - sysadmin-releng