diff --git a/inventory/group_vars/releng b/inventory/group_vars/releng
index ed8e777e24..7018a3502e 100644
--- a/inventory/group_vars/releng
+++ b/inventory/group_vars/releng
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ host_group: releng
 fedmsg_certs:
 - service: shell
   owner: root
-  group: sysadmin
+  group: root
 - service: bodhi
   owner: root
   group: masher