diff --git a/inventory/group_vars/badges-backend b/inventory/group_vars/badges-backend
index 723cf580fe..9ede836ad8 100644
--- a/inventory/group_vars/badges-backend
+++ b/inventory/group_vars/badges-backend
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 lvm_size: 20000
 mem_size: 4096
 num_cpus: 2
+freezes: false
 
 # for systems that do not match the above - specify the same parameter in
 # the host_vars/$hostname file
diff --git a/inventory/group_vars/badges-web b/inventory/group_vars/badges-web
index eb40512067..f70909f528 100644
--- a/inventory/group_vars/badges-web
+++ b/inventory/group_vars/badges-web
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 lvm_size: 20000
 mem_size: 4096
 num_cpus: 2
+freezes: false
 
 # for systems that do not match the above - specify the same parameter in
 # the host_vars/$hostname file