diff --git a/handlers/restart_services.yml b/handlers/restart_services.yml
index 8d951c38fb..6b74109e10 100644
--- a/handlers/restart_services.yml
+++ b/handlers/restart_services.yml
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
 
 - name: restart fedmsg-hub
   command: /usr/local/bin/conditional-restart.sh fedmsg-hub fedmsg-hub
+  when: inventory_hostname != 'bodhi-backend01.phx2.fedoraproject.org'
 
 - name: restart fedmsg-irc
   command: /usr/local/bin/conditional-restart.sh fedmsg-irc fedmsg-irc