diff --git a/roles/notifs/backend/tasks/main.yml b/roles/notifs/backend/tasks/main.yml
index 94eac2104d..71218d0f88 100644
--- a/roles/notifs/backend/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/notifs/backend/tasks/main.yml
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@
   - tasks.py
   - util.py
   when:
-    inventory_hostname.startswith('notifs-backend01.iad')
+    inventory_hostname.startswith('notifs-backend01.iad') or env != 'staging'
   tags:
   - notifs
   - notifs/backend
diff --git a/roles/notifs/backend/templates/fmn.consumer.py b/roles/notifs/backend/templates/fmn.consumer.py
index a5fe5da260..3a85b65b36 100644
--- a/roles/notifs/backend/templates/fmn.consumer.py
+++ b/roles/notifs/backend/templates/fmn.consumer.py
@@ -91,21 +91,20 @@ config = {
     # The notification backend uses this to build a fas cache of ircnicks
     # to fas usernames so it can act appropriately on certain message types.
     {% if env == 'staging' -%}
-    "fas_credentials": {
-        "username": "{{fedoraDummyUser}}",
-        "password": "{{fedoraDummyUserPassword}}",
-        "base_url": "https://accounts.stg.fedoraproject.org",
+    "fasjson": {
+        "active": True,
+        "url": "https://fasjson.stg.fedoraproject.org/"
     },
     {% else -%}
     "fasjson": {
         "active": True,
         "url": "https://fasjson.fedoraproject.org/"
     },
+    {% endif %}
     "fas_credentials": {
         "username": "{{fedoraDummyUser}}",
         "password": "{{fedoraDummyUserPassword}}",
     },
-    {% endif %}
 
 
     ## Backend stuff ##