diff --git a/inventory/group_vars/bodhi2-stg b/inventory/group_vars/bodhi2-stg
index b1b3a99672..81415f1aa6 100644
--- a/inventory/group_vars/bodhi2-stg
+++ b/inventory/group_vars/bodhi2-stg
@@ -10,10 +10,15 @@ num_cpus: 2
 # for systems that do not match the above - specify the same parameter in
 # the host_vars/$hostname file
 
-tcp_ports: [ 80, 443,
-    # These 16 ports are used by fedmsg.  One for each wsgi thread.
-    3000, 3001, 3002, 3003, 3004, 3005, 3006, 3007,
-    3008, 3009, 3010, 3011, 3012, 3013, 3014, 3015]
+# Definining these vars has a number of effects
+# 1) mod_wsgi is configured to use the vars for its own setup
+# 2) iptables opens enough ports for all threads for fedmsg
+# 3) roles/fedmsg/base/ declares enough fedmsg endpoints for all threads
+wsgi_fedmsg_service: bodhi
+wsgi_procs: 2
+wsgi_threads: 2
+
+tcp_ports: [ 80 ]
 
 # Neeed for rsync from log01 for logs.
 custom_rules: [ '-A INPUT -p tcp -m tcp -s 10.5.126.13 --dport 873 -j ACCEPT', '-A INPUT -p tcp -m tcp -s 192.168.1.59 --dport 873 -j ACCEPT' ]