diff --git a/playbooks/groups/pagure.yml b/playbooks/groups/pagure.yml
index 8cadbe163a..1a5fb51d8d 100644
--- a/playbooks/groups/pagure.yml
+++ b/playbooks/groups/pagure.yml
@@ -42,3 +42,19 @@
 
   handlers:
   - include: "{{ handlers }}/restart_services.yml"
+
+- name: deploy pagure itself
+  hosts: pagure-stg
+  user: root
+  gather_facts: True
+
+  vars_files:
+   - /srv/web/infra/ansible/vars/global.yml
+   - "/srv/private/ansible/vars.yml"
+   - "{{ vars_path }}/{{ ansible_distribution }}.yml"
+
+  roles:
+  - pagure
+
+  handlers:
+  - include: "{{ handlers }}/restart_services.yml"