diff --git a/roles/distgit/pagure/templates/pagure-sync-bugzilla.py.j2 b/roles/distgit/pagure/templates/pagure-sync-bugzilla.py.j2
index f94e7e9c18..e5d340ae7c 100644
--- a/roles/distgit/pagure/templates/pagure-sync-bugzilla.py.j2
+++ b/roles/distgit/pagure/templates/pagure-sync-bugzilla.py.j2
@@ -711,6 +711,12 @@ if __name__ == '__main__':
                 watchers=pagure_namespace_to_cc[namespace][name],
             ))
 
+    # Filter out any modules, since we don't have rights to create new
+    # components in the "Fedora Modules" project yet
+    pagure_projects = [
+        p for p in pagure_projects if p['namespace'] != 'modules'
+    ]
+
     branches_url = PDCURL.split('rest_api')[0] + 'extras/active_branches.json'
     if DEBUG:
         print("Querying %r for EOL information." % branches_url)