diff --git a/roles/koschei/backend/templates/config-backend.cfg.j2 b/roles/koschei/backend/templates/config-backend.cfg.j2
index 5e20c3586a..07de191e65 100644
--- a/roles/koschei/backend/templates/config-backend.cfg.j2
+++ b/roles/koschei/backend/templates/config-backend.cfg.j2
@@ -22,9 +22,15 @@ config = {
         "database": "koschei"
     },
     "koji_config": {
+        {% if env == 'staging' %}
+        "server": "http://{{ koschei_koji_hub }}/kojihub",
+        "topurl": "http://{{ koschei_kojipkgs }}",
+        "weburl": "http://{{ koschei_koji_web }}/koji",
+        {% else %}
         "server": "https://{{ koschei_koji_hub }}/kojihub",
         "topurl": "https://{{ koschei_kojipkgs }}",
         "weburl": "https://{{ koschei_koji_web }}/koji",
+        {% endif %}
         "login_method": "krb_login",
         {% if env == 'staging' %} {# 1.9 #}
         "login_args": {