diff --git a/roles/bodhi2/base/templates/production.ini.j2 b/roles/bodhi2/base/templates/production.ini.j2
index 8f2bb25aeb..7a5adc2c3b 100644
--- a/roles/bodhi2/base/templates/production.ini.j2
+++ b/roles/bodhi2/base/templates/production.ini.j2
@@ -169,6 +169,9 @@ top_testers_timeframe = 900
 # The email address of the proventesters
 proventesters_email = proventesters-members@fedoraproject.org
 
+# Disabled for the initial release.
+stacks_enabled = False
+
 # These are the default requirements that we apply to stacks, packages, and
 # updates.  Users have free-reign to override them for each kind of entity.  At
 # the end of the day, we only consider the requirements defined by single
diff --git a/roles/bodhi2/base/templates/staging.ini.j2 b/roles/bodhi2/base/templates/staging.ini.j2
index b5785ef9c7..0d678c18a1 100644
--- a/roles/bodhi2/base/templates/staging.ini.j2
+++ b/roles/bodhi2/base/templates/staging.ini.j2
@@ -170,6 +170,9 @@ top_testers_timeframe = 900
 # The email address of the proventesters
 proventesters_email = proventesters-members@fedoraproject.org
 
+# Disabled for the initial release.
+stacks_enabled = False
+
 # These are the default requirements that we apply to stacks, packages, and
 # updates.  Users have free-reign to override them for each kind of entity.  At
 # the end of the day, we only consider the requirements defined by single