diff --git a/inventory/group_vars/koji_riscv b/inventory/group_vars/koji_riscv
index 70de912287..0f147d0c6e 100644
--- a/inventory/group_vars/koji_riscv
+++ b/inventory/group_vars/koji_riscv
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 ---
 # Define resources for this group of hosts here.
 docker_registry: "candidate-registry.fedoraproject.org"
+external: true
 ipa_client_shell_groups:
   - sysadmin-riscv
 ipa_client_sudo_groups: