diff --git a/playbooks/groups/badges-backend.yml b/playbooks/groups/badges-backend.yml
index 37b4372c45..2fd9467663 100644
--- a/playbooks/groups/badges-backend.yml
+++ b/playbooks/groups/badges-backend.yml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 # NOTE: most of these vars come from group_vars/mirrorlist or from hostvars
 
 - name: make badges-backend server
-  hosts: badges-backend badges-backend-stg
+  hosts: badges-backend;badges-backend-stg
   user: root
   gather_facts: False