diff --git a/roles/koschei/templates/config.cfg.j2 b/roles/koschei/templates/config.cfg.j2
index 2c66c2c4a1..dabf46b4ad 100644
--- a/roles/koschei/templates/config.cfg.j2
+++ b/roles/koschei/templates/config.cfg.j2
@@ -55,9 +55,12 @@ config = {
         "cache_l1_threads": 6,
         "cache_l2_threads": 2,
         "cache_threads_max": 8,
+        {# hawkey on el7 doesn't support ignore_weak_deps and Koji is not
+         ignoring them either
         {% if env == 'staging' %}
         "ignore_weak_deps": True,
         {% endif %}
+        #}
     },
     "services": {
         "watcher": {