diff --git a/roles/bodhi2/backend/templates/pungi.rpm.conf.j2 b/roles/bodhi2/backend/templates/pungi.rpm.conf.j2
index 9e427a6dcb..2c1e0e3e61 100644
--- a/roles/bodhi2/backend/templates/pungi.rpm.conf.j2
+++ b/roles/bodhi2/backend/templates/pungi.rpm.conf.j2
@@ -152,7 +152,8 @@ ostree = {
             ]
             "ostree_repo": "/mnt/koji/compose/updates/atomic",
             "tag_ref": False,
-            "arches": ["x86_64"]
+            "arches": ["x86_64"],
+            "failable": ["x86_64"]
         },
         [% endif %]
     ]