diff --git a/playbooks/groups/pdc.yml b/playbooks/groups/pdc.yml
index 98f28366fe..aa8401be47 100644
--- a/playbooks/groups/pdc.yml
+++ b/playbooks/groups/pdc.yml
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 - include: "/srv/web/infra/ansible/playbooks/include/virt-create.yml myhosts=pdc-web:pdc-web-stg:pdc-backend:pdc-backend-stg"
 
 - name: dole out the generic configuration
+  hosts: notifs-web:notifs-web-stg:notifs-backend:notifs-backend-stg
   user: root
   gather_facts: True
   vars_files: