diff --git a/roles/openqa/server/tasks/main.yml b/roles/openqa/server/tasks/main.yml
index dafbbc2c3b..37053e42df 100644
--- a/roles/openqa/server/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/openqa/server/tasks/main.yml
@@ -63,12 +63,13 @@
 # this is separate from the step below so we can easily flip it between
 # stable and testing
 - name: Install openQA packages
-#  dnf: name={{ item }} state=present enablerepo="updates-testing"
-  dnf: name={{ item }} state=present
+  dnf: name={{ item }} state=present enablerepo="updates-testing"
+#  dnf: name={{ item }} state=present
   with_items:
   - openqa
   - openqa-httpd
   - openqa-plugin-fedmsg
+  - openqa-plugin-fedoraupdaterestart
   tags:
   - packages
 
diff --git a/roles/openqa/server/templates/openqa.ini.j2 b/roles/openqa/server/templates/openqa.ini.j2
index bdc8a5356a..b5078d2bc7 100644
--- a/roles/openqa/server/templates/openqa.ini.j2
+++ b/roles/openqa/server/templates/openqa.ini.j2
@@ -2,7 +2,11 @@
 branding = plain
 base_url = https://{{ external_hostname }}
 download_domains = fedoraproject.org
+{% if deployment_type is defined and deployment_type == 'prod' %}
 plugins = Fedmsg
+{% elif deployment_type is defined and deployment_type == 'stg' %}
+plugins = Fedmsg FedoraUpdateRestart
+{% endif %}
 hide_asset_types = repo iso hdd
 
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