diff --git a/inventory/group_vars/staging b/inventory/group_vars/staging
index 747aed7ef1..648bce5cdc 100644
--- a/inventory/group_vars/staging
+++ b/inventory/group_vars/staging
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ env: staging
 env_prefix: stg.
 env_short: stg
 env_suffix: .stg
+external: false
 fedmsg_env: stg
 fedmsg_prefix: org.fedoraproject
 freezes: false