diff --git a/inventory/group_vars/github2fedmsg b/inventory/group_vars/github2fedmsg
index 34cc7d4be0..a231ae0052 100644
--- a/inventory/group_vars/github2fedmsg
+++ b/inventory/group_vars/github2fedmsg
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ fas_client_groups: sysadmin-noc,sysadmin-veteran
 
 # for fedora-messaging
 username: "github2fedmsg{{ env_suffix }}"
+deployment_type: prod
 
 # These are consumed by a task in roles/fedmsg/base/main.yml
 fedmsg_certs:
diff --git a/inventory/group_vars/github2fedmsg_stg b/inventory/group_vars/github2fedmsg_stg
index 9a206bc91f..29d1a55dc9 100644
--- a/inventory/group_vars/github2fedmsg_stg
+++ b/inventory/group_vars/github2fedmsg_stg
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ fas_client_groups: sysadmin-noc,sysadmin-veteran
 
 # for fedora-messaging
 username: "github2fedmsg{{ env_suffix }}"
+deployment_type: stg
 
 # These are consumed by a task in roles/fedmsg/base/main.yml
 fedmsg_certs: