diff --git a/inventory/group_vars/buildvm_osbuild_ppc64le b/inventory/group_vars/buildvm_osbuild_ppc64le
index f9daa361ef..32b43edde6 100644
--- a/inventory/group_vars/buildvm_osbuild_ppc64le
+++ b/inventory/group_vars/buildvm_osbuild_ppc64le
@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@ csi_relationship: |
 
 datacenter: iad2
 dns: 10.3.163.33
+dns_search1: iad2.fedoraproject.org
+dns_search2: fedoraproject.org
 eth0_ipv4_gw: 10.3.171.254
 
 ks_repo: http://10.3.163.35/pub/fedora-secondary/releases/38/Server/ppc64le/os/
diff --git a/inventory/group_vars/buildvm_osbuild_ppc64le_staging b/inventory/group_vars/buildvm_osbuild_ppc64le_staging
index b6c2a56bf4..ba4ccc0550 100644
--- a/inventory/group_vars/buildvm_osbuild_ppc64le_staging
+++ b/inventory/group_vars/buildvm_osbuild_ppc64le_staging
@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@ csi_relationship: |
 
 datacenter: iad2
 dns: 10.3.163.33
+dns_search1: iad2.fedoraproject.org
+dns_search2: fedoraproject.org
 eth0_ipv4_gw: 10.3.171.254
 
 ks_repo: http://10.3.163.35/pub/fedora-secondary/releases/38/Server/ppc64le/os/