diff --git a/inventory/host_vars/proxy01.stg.iad2.fedoraproject.org b/inventory/host_vars/proxy01.stg.iad2.fedoraproject.org
index 34b042cdb0..818cc341a0 100644
--- a/inventory/host_vars/proxy01.stg.iad2.fedoraproject.org
+++ b/inventory/host_vars/proxy01.stg.iad2.fedoraproject.org
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 ---
 eth0_ipv4_gw: 10.3.166.254
 eth0_ipv4_ip: 10.3.166.74
+external: true
 ks_repo: http://10.3.163.35/pub/fedora/linux/releases/38/Server/x86_64/os/
 ks_url: http://10.3.163.35/repo/rhel/ks/kvm-fedora
 nrpe_procs_crit: 1400
diff --git a/inventory/host_vars/proxy02.stg.iad2.fedoraproject.org b/inventory/host_vars/proxy02.stg.iad2.fedoraproject.org
index 633179d394..33a96f3a9b 100644
--- a/inventory/host_vars/proxy02.stg.iad2.fedoraproject.org
+++ b/inventory/host_vars/proxy02.stg.iad2.fedoraproject.org
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 ---
 eth0_ipv4_gw: 10.3.166.254
 eth0_ipv4_ip: 10.3.166.75
+external: true 
 ks_repo: http://10.3.163.35/pub/fedora/linux/releases/38/Server/x86_64/os/
 ks_url: http://10.3.163.35/repo/rhel/ks/kvm-fedora
 nrpe_procs_crit: 1400