diff --git a/roles/openshift-apps/elections/templates/fedora-elections.cfg b/roles/openshift-apps/elections/templates/fedora-elections.cfg
index 4d39f2117b..58773ffde9 100644
--- a/roles/openshift-apps/elections/templates/fedora-elections.cfg
+++ b/roles/openshift-apps/elections/templates/fedora-elections.cfg
@@ -7,8 +7,12 @@ SECRET_KEY='{{ elections_secret_key }}'
 
 ### url to the database server:
 {% if env == 'staging' %}
+# Used by SESSION_COOKIE_PATH
+APPLICATION_ROOT = '/'
 DB_URL='postgresql://{{ elections_db_user }}:{{ elections_db_pass }}@db01.stg.phx2.fedoraproject.org/{{ elections_db_name }}'
 {% else %}
+# Used by SESSION_COOKIE_PATH
+APPLICATION_ROOT = '/voting/'
 DB_URL='postgresql://{{ elections_db_user }}:{{ elections_db_pass }}@db01.phx2.fedoraproject.org/elections_db_name }}'
 {% endif %}
 
@@ -42,8 +46,6 @@ PREFERRED_URL_SCHEME='https'
 SESSION_COOKIE_SECURE = True
 SESSION_COOKIE_NAME = 'elections'
 
-# Used by SESSION_COOKIE_PATH
-APPLICATION_ROOT = '/voting/'
 
 DOGPILE_CACHE = {
     'backend': 'dogpile.cache.memcached',