diff --git a/inventory/group_vars/resultsdb_prod b/inventory/group_vars/resultsdb_prod
index 77e727ce75..df9335f7a2 100644
--- a/inventory/group_vars/resultsdb_prod
+++ b/inventory/group_vars/resultsdb_prod
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 # general information
 ############################################################
 deployment_type: prod
+vpn: true
 external_hostname: taskotron.fedoraproject.org
 tcp_ports: [ 80, 443, "{{ resultsdb_db_port }}" ]