diff --git a/roles/openshift-apps/waiverdb/templates/configmap.yml b/roles/openshift-apps/waiverdb/templates/configmap.yml
index 5f4126ea9d..11de762c64 100644
--- a/roles/openshift-apps/waiverdb/templates/configmap.yml
+++ b/roles/openshift-apps/waiverdb/templates/configmap.yml
@@ -14,6 +14,13 @@ data:
     AUTH_METHOD = 'OIDC'
     OIDC_REQUIRED_SCOPE = 'https://waiverdb.fedoraproject.org/oidc/create-waiver'
     OIDC_CLIENT_SECRETS = '/etc/secret/client_secrets.json'
+{% if env == 'staging' %}
+    # bowlofeggs, pingou, puiterwijk -- can you confirm that this is right before
+    # we enable it in prod? -- yours, threebean
+    SUPERUSERS = ['bodhi']
+{% else %}
+    SUPERUSERS = []
+{% endif %}
     PORT = 8080
 {% if env == 'staging' %}
     MESSAGE_BUS_PUBLISH = True