diff --git a/roles/distgit/pagure/templates/pagure.cfg b/roles/distgit/pagure/templates/pagure.cfg
index 7f4d6b98ba..ab5ca71493 100644
--- a/roles/distgit/pagure/templates/pagure.cfg
+++ b/roles/distgit/pagure/templates/pagure.cfg
@@ -246,3 +246,4 @@ ADMIN_API_ACLS = [
     'create_project',
 ]
 
+BLACKLISTED_GROUPS = ['forks', 'group']
diff --git a/roles/pagure/frontend/templates/pagure.cfg b/roles/pagure/frontend/templates/pagure.cfg
index 777de4078a..317c8d43c4 100644
--- a/roles/pagure/frontend/templates/pagure.cfg
+++ b/roles/pagure/frontend/templates/pagure.cfg
@@ -282,3 +282,5 @@ CROSS_PROJECT_ACLS = [
     'issue_create',
     'issue_comment',
 ]
+
+BLACKLISTED_GROUPS = ['forks', 'group']