diff --git a/inventory/group_vars/osbs_masters b/inventory/group_vars/osbs_masters
index 657f8750ac..713ba19356 100644
--- a/inventory/group_vars/osbs_masters
+++ b/inventory/group_vars/osbs_masters
@@ -152,6 +152,8 @@ _osbs_reactor_config_map:
     - aarch64-orchestrator
     - client-config-secret
 
+    skip_koji_check_for_base_image: True
+
 _osbs_scratch_reactor_config_map_overrides:
   image_labels:
     distribution-scope: private
diff --git a/inventory/group_vars/osbs_masters_stg b/inventory/group_vars/osbs_masters_stg
index b1b1f14015..19f9efa662 100644
--- a/inventory/group_vars/osbs_masters_stg
+++ b/inventory/group_vars/osbs_masters_stg
@@ -147,6 +147,8 @@ _osbs_reactor_config_map:
     # - aarch64-orchestrator
     - client-config-secret
 
+    skip_koji_check_for_base_image: True
+
 _osbs_scratch_reactor_config_map_overrides:
   image_labels:
     distribution-scope: private