diff --git a/inventory/host_vars/ipa03.stg.iad2.fedoraproject.org b/inventory/host_vars/ipa03.stg.iad2.fedoraproject.org
index 38572b498a..7cdb95988d 100644
--- a/inventory/host_vars/ipa03.stg.iad2.fedoraproject.org
+++ b/inventory/host_vars/ipa03.stg.iad2.fedoraproject.org
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ datacenter: iad2
 eth0_ipv4_gw: 10.3.166.254
 eth0_ipv4_ip: 10.3.166.68
 ## REMEMBER ONLY SET THIS TO TRUE WHEN WIPING SYSTEM TO MINIMUM
-ipa_initial: false
+ipa_initial: true
 ks_repo: http://10.3.163.35/repo/rhel/RHEL9-x86_64/
 ks_url: http://10.3.163.35/repo/rhel/ks/kvm-rhel
 vmhost: vmhost-x86-02.stg.iad2.fedoraproject.org