diff --git a/roles/badges-frontend/tasks/main.yml b/roles/badges-frontend/tasks/main.yml
index 153e14e037..ae0a18eb7e 100644
--- a/roles/badges-frontend/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/badges-frontend/tasks/main.yml
@@ -92,3 +92,6 @@
   - /srv/web/infra/badges/pngs/*.png
   tags:
   - assets
+
+- name: ensure selinux lets httpd talk to postgres
+  seboolean: name=httpd_can_network_connect_db persistent=yes state=yes