diff --git a/inventory/group_vars/bodhi-backend b/inventory/group_vars/bodhi-backend
index cbe56fddaa..c619348813 100644
--- a/inventory/group_vars/bodhi-backend
+++ b/inventory/group_vars/bodhi-backend
@@ -66,3 +66,5 @@ fedmsg_certs:
   - bodhi.updates.fedora.sync
 
 nfs_mount_opts: "rw,hard,bg,intr,noatime,nodev,nosuid,nfsvers=3"
+
+fas_client_groups: sysadmin-releng
diff --git a/inventory/group_vars/bodhi-backend-stg b/inventory/group_vars/bodhi-backend-stg
index 18ef89c894..90dc7d455e 100644
--- a/inventory/group_vars/bodhi-backend-stg
+++ b/inventory/group_vars/bodhi-backend-stg
@@ -63,3 +63,5 @@ fedmsg_certs:
   can_send:
   - bodhi.updates.epel.sync
   - bodhi.updates.fedora.sync
+
+fas_client_groups: sysadmin-releng