diff --git a/roles/koji_builder/tasks/main.yml b/roles/koji_builder/tasks/main.yml
index f80c126727..dcc4cdf3a0 100644
--- a/roles/koji_builder/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/koji_builder/tasks/main.yml
@@ -136,6 +136,7 @@
   - restart kojid
   tags:
   - koji_builder
+  - rpmautospec
 
 - name: build /etc/koji/koji.conf from group vars
   template: src=koji.conf dest=/etc/koji.conf
diff --git a/roles/koji_builder/templates/kojid.conf b/roles/koji_builder/templates/kojid.conf
index 8d320c7e0a..fae288e121 100644
--- a/roles/koji_builder/templates/kojid.conf
+++ b/roles/koji_builder/templates/kojid.conf
@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@ krb_rdns = false
 {% endif %}
 
 {% if env == 'staging' %}
-{% set plugins.append("rpmautospec_builder") %}
+{{ plugins.append("rpmautospec_builder") }}
 {% endif %}
 
 ; Config for the runroot plugin lives in /etc/kojid/runroot.conf, if enabled