diff --git a/roles/bodhi2/base/templates/production.ini.j2 b/roles/bodhi2/base/templates/production.ini.j2
index 28eb1b39d3..9abf66424b 100644
--- a/roles/bodhi2/base/templates/production.ini.j2
+++ b/roles/bodhi2/base/templates/production.ini.j2
@@ -110,7 +110,12 @@ resultsdb_url = https://taskotron{{env_suffix}}.fedoraproject.org/resultsdb/
 # Set this to True to enable gating based on policies enforced by Greenwave. If you set this to
 # True, be sure to add a cron job to run the bodhi-check-policies CLI periodically.
 # test_gating.required = False
+{% if env == "staging" %}
 test_gating.required = True
+{% else %}
+# https://pagure.io/fesco/issue/1872#comment-511327
+test_gating.required = False
+{% endif %}
 
 # If this is set to a URL, a "More information about test gating" link will appear on update pages for users
 # to click and learn more.