diff --git a/playbooks/groups/mdapi.yml b/playbooks/groups/mdapi.yml
index 656c1396c5..5301add63c 100644
--- a/playbooks/groups/mdapi.yml
+++ b/playbooks/groups/mdapi.yml
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
   - { role: openvpn/client,
       when: env != "staging" }
   - collectd/base
-  - mod_wsgi
+  - { role: mod_wsgi, when: env == "staging" }
 
   tasks:
   - include: "{{ tasks }}/yumrepos.yml"