diff --git a/roles/distgit/pagure/templates/pagure.cfg b/roles/distgit/pagure/templates/pagure.cfg
index 38257d94f2..0787abd4e1 100644
--- a/roles/distgit/pagure/templates/pagure.cfg
+++ b/roles/distgit/pagure/templates/pagure.cfg
@@ -199,6 +199,8 @@ EXCLUDE_GROUP_INDEX = ['packager']
 
 DISABLED_PLUGINS = ['IRC', 'Pagure tickets', 'Read the Doc', 'Fedmsg']
 
+ALWAYS_FEDMSG_ON_COMMITS = True
+
 ACLS = {
     'create_project': 'Create a new project',
     'fork_project': 'Fork a project',