diff --git a/inventory/group_vars/mbs_backend b/inventory/group_vars/mbs_backend
index 05cdc85683..5c4dbdd05e 100644
--- a/inventory/group_vars/mbs_backend
+++ b/inventory/group_vars/mbs_backend
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ tcp_ports: [ 3000, 3001, 3002, 3003,
              3004, 3005, 3006, 3007 ]
 
 fas_client_groups: sysadmin-noc,sysadmin-releng,sysadmin-mbs,sysadmin-veteran
+sudoers: "{{ private }}/files/sudo/00releng-sudoers"
 
 # These people get told when something goes wrong.
 fedmsg_error_recipients: