diff --git a/inventory/group_vars/hotness b/inventory/group_vars/hotness
index fcfaa7af7a..ba78641f78 100644
--- a/inventory/group_vars/hotness
+++ b/inventory/group_vars/hotness
@@ -11,6 +11,8 @@ tcp_ports: [ 3000, 3001, 3002, 3003 ]
 
 fas_client_groups: sysadmin-noc
 
+sudoers: "{{ private }}/files/sudo/hotness-sudoers"
+
 # These people get told when something goes wrong.
 fedmsg_error_recipients:
 - rbean@redhat.com
diff --git a/inventory/group_vars/hotness-stg b/inventory/group_vars/hotness-stg
index 888abcde87..94a38bd533 100644
--- a/inventory/group_vars/hotness-stg
+++ b/inventory/group_vars/hotness-stg
@@ -11,6 +11,8 @@ tcp_ports: [ 3000, 3001, 3002, 3003 ]
 
 fas_client_groups: sysadmin-noc
 
+sudoers: "{{ private }}/files/sudo/hotness-sudoers"
+
 # These people get told when something goes wrong.
 fedmsg_error_recipients:
 - rbean@redhat.com