diff --git a/roles/bodhi2/backend/tasks/main.yml b/roles/bodhi2/backend/tasks/main.yml
index bcdf9b2f99..1dca980178 100644
--- a/roles/bodhi2/backend/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/bodhi2/backend/tasks/main.yml
@@ -336,6 +336,17 @@
   - config
   - bodhi
 
+- name: have the apache own /var/cache/fedmsg because of course..
+  file: >
+    path="/var/cache/fedmsg"
+    owner=apache
+    group=apache
+    state=directory
+  when: inventory_hostname.startswith('bodhi-backend')
+  tags:
+  - config
+  - bodhi
+
 - name: ensure that nrpe has rights to monitor us (dir), including setgid bit.
   file: >
     dest=/var/run/fedmsg