diff --git a/inventory/host_vars/wiki01.stg.phx2.fedoraproject.org b/inventory/host_vars/wiki01.stg.phx2.fedoraproject.org
index b8ce930bf2..825c7fcfad 100644
--- a/inventory/host_vars/wiki01.stg.phx2.fedoraproject.org
+++ b/inventory/host_vars/wiki01.stg.phx2.fedoraproject.org
@@ -2,8 +2,10 @@
 nm: 255.255.255.0
 gw: 10.5.128.254
 dns: 10.5.126.21
-ks_url: http://10.5.126.23/repo/rhel/ks/kvm-fedora-25
-ks_repo: http://10.5.126.23/pub/fedora/linux/releases/25/Server/x86_64/os/
+ks_url: http://10.5.126.23/repo/rhel/ks/kvm-fedora-27
+# this should be correct after release, switch to it.
+#ks_repo: http://10.5.126.23/pub/fedora/linux/releases/27/Server/x86_64/os/
+ks_repo: http://10.5.126.23/pub/fedora/linux/development/27/Server/x86_64/os/
 volgroup: /dev/vg_guests
 eth0_ip: 10.5.128.188
 eth1_ip: 10.5.127.42
diff --git a/roles/mediawiki/tasks/main.yml b/roles/mediawiki/tasks/main.yml
index 8e0eed5fc1..d347c372e5 100644
--- a/roles/mediawiki/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/mediawiki/tasks/main.yml
@@ -54,7 +54,6 @@
 - name: install needed packages (fedora only)
   package: name={{ item }} state=present
   with_items:
-  - "{{ wikiver }}-openid"
   - "{{ wikiver }}-skin-fedora"
   - php-mysqlnd
   tags:
diff --git a/roles/mediawiki/templates/LocalSettings.php.fp.j2 b/roles/mediawiki/templates/LocalSettings.php.fp.j2
index 54088fea1b..306a9e6029 100644
--- a/roles/mediawiki/templates/LocalSettings.php.fp.j2
+++ b/roles/mediawiki/templates/LocalSettings.php.fp.j2
@@ -330,28 +330,28 @@ require_once "$IP/extensions/Cite/Cite.php";
 require_once "$IP/extensions/Auth_FAS.php";
 $wgAuth = new Auth_FAS();
 {% else %}
-require_once "$IP/extensions/OpenID/OpenID.php";
-$wgOpenIDLoginOnly = true;
-$wgOpenIDMode = 'consumer';
-$wgOpenIDTrustRoot = 'https://stg.fedoraproject.org/w/';
-$wgOpenIDConsumerDenyByDefault = true;
-$wgOpenIDServerForceAllowTrust = 'https://id.stg.fedoraproject.org/openid/';
-$wgOpenIDConsumerAllow = array ("#^https://id.stg.fedoraproject.org/openid/$#", "#^http://([a-z0-9]+).id.stg.fedoraproject.org/$#");
-$wgOpenIDProposeUsernameFromSREG = true;
-$wgOpenIDAllowNewAccountname = false;
-$wgOpenIDAllowExistingAccountSelection = false;
-$wgOpenIDTrustEmailAddress = true;
-$wgOpenIDAllowAutomaticUsername = true;
-$wgOpenIDUseEmailAsNickname = true;
-$wgOpenIDUseNicknameAsUsername = true;
-// $wgOpenIDConsumerStorePath;
-$wgOpenIDForcedProvider = 'fedora';
-$wgOpenIDProviders = array(
-        'fedora' => array(
-                'large-provider' => false,
-                'openid-url' => 'https://id.stg.fedoraproject.org/openid/'
-        ),
-);
+#require_once "$IP/extensions/OpenID/OpenID.php";
+#$wgOpenIDLoginOnly = true;
+#$wgOpenIDMode = 'consumer';
+#$wgOpenIDTrustRoot = 'https://stg.fedoraproject.org/w/';
+#$wgOpenIDConsumerDenyByDefault = true;
+#$wgOpenIDServerForceAllowTrust = 'https://id.stg.fedoraproject.org/openid/';
+#$wgOpenIDConsumerAllow = array ("#^https://id.stg.fedoraproject.org/openid/$#", "#^http://([a-z0-9]+).id.stg.fedoraproject.org/$#");
+#$wgOpenIDProposeUsernameFromSREG = true;
+#$wgOpenIDAllowNewAccountname = false;
+#$wgOpenIDAllowExistingAccountSelection = false;
+#$wgOpenIDTrustEmailAddress = true;
+#$wgOpenIDAllowAutomaticUsername = true;
+#$wgOpenIDUseEmailAsNickname = true;
+#$wgOpenIDUseNicknameAsUsername = true;
+#// $wgOpenIDConsumerStorePath;
+#$wgOpenIDForcedProvider = 'fedora';
+#$wgOpenIDProviders = array(
+#        'fedora' => array(
+#                'large-provider' => false,
+#                'openid-url' => 'https://id.stg.fedoraproject.org/openid/'
+#        ),
+#);
 {% endif %}
 require_once "$IP/extensions/fedmsg-emit.php";
 require_once "$IP/extensions/HTTP302Found/HTTP302Found.php";