diff --git a/roles/pkgdb2/templates/pkgdb2.cfg b/roles/pkgdb2/templates/pkgdb2.cfg
index 586fba3450..f33dc777df 100644
--- a/roles/pkgdb2/templates/pkgdb2.cfg
+++ b/roles/pkgdb2/templates/pkgdb2.cfg
@@ -17,7 +17,11 @@ ITEMS_PER_PAGE = 50
 AUTO_APPROVE = ['watchcommits', 'watchbugzilla']
 
 #### FAS group for the pkgdb admins
+{% if env == 'staging' %}
+ADMIN_GROUP = ['cvsadmin']
+{% else %}
 ADMIN_GROUP = ['sysadmin-main', 'cvsadmin']
+{% endif %}
 
 ### The default backend for dogpile
 ### Options are listed at: