diff --git a/roles/koji_hub/templates/hub.conf.j2 b/roles/koji_hub/templates/hub.conf.j2
index a92c5d81db..9e886d35a4 100644
--- a/roles/koji_hub/templates/hub.conf.j2
+++ b/roles/koji_hub/templates/hub.conf.j2
@@ -100,6 +100,7 @@ tag =
 
 channel =
     method createrepo :: use createrepo
+    method createdistrepo :: use createrepo
     has req_channel && has_perm customchannel :: req
     is_child_task :: parent
 #we want pesign-test-app to always go to the secure-boot channel even for scratch builds