diff --git a/playbooks/groups/repospanner.yml b/playbooks/groups/repospanner.yml
index 6d1fac2660..9ca52a3f55 100644
--- a/playbooks/groups/repospanner.yml
+++ b/playbooks/groups/repospanner.yml
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@
       node: repospanner02,
       region: ansible,
       spawn_repospanner_node: false,
+      join_repospanner_node: repospanner01.ansible.fedoraproject.org
       rpc_port: 8442,
       http_port: 8443,
       when: inventory_hostname == 'repospanner-cc-rdu01.phx2.fedoraproject.org'
@@ -44,6 +45,7 @@
       node: repospanner03,
       region: ansible,
       spawn_repospanner_node: false,
+      join_repospanner_node: repospanner01.ansible.fedoraproject.org
       rpc_port: 8442,
       http_port: 8443,
       when: inventory_hostname == 'repospanner-osuosl01.phx2.fedoraproject.org'
@@ -56,6 +58,7 @@
       node: fedora01,
       region: rpms,
       spawn_repospanner_node: false,
+      join_repospanner_node: centos01.rpms.fedoraproject.org
       rpc_port: 8444,
       http_port: 8445,
       when: inventory_hostname == 'repospanner-cc-rdu01.phx2.fedoraproject.org'
@@ -64,18 +67,20 @@
       node: fedora02,
       region: rpms,
       spawn_repospanner_node: false,
+      join_repospanner_node: centos01.rpms.fedoraproject.org
       rpc_port: 8444,
       http_port: 8445,
       when: inventory_hostname == 'repospanner-osuosl01.phx2.fedoraproject.org'
     }
-  - { role: repospanner/server,
-      node: fedora03,
-      region: rpms,
-      spawn_repospanner_node: false,
-      rpc_port: 8444,
-      http_port: 8445,
-      when: inventory_hostname == 'repospanner01.phx2.fedoraproject.org'
-    }
+  # - { role: repospanner/server,
+  #     node: fedora03,
+  #     region: rpms,
+  #     spawn_repospanner_node: false,
+  #     join_repospanner_node: centos01.rpms.fedoraproject.org
+  #     rpc_port: 8444,
+  #     http_port: 8445,
+  #     when: inventory_hostname == 'repospanner01.phx2.fedoraproject.org'
+  #   }
 
   pre_tasks:
   - import_tasks: "{{ tasks_path }}/yumrepos.yml"