diff --git a/inventory/host_vars/koji01.phx2.fedoraproject.org b/inventory/host_vars/koji01.phx2.fedoraproject.org
index 12a167870d..a5c37932d1 100644
--- a/inventory/host_vars/koji01.phx2.fedoraproject.org
+++ b/inventory/host_vars/koji01.phx2.fedoraproject.org
@@ -17,3 +17,5 @@ keepalived_ipaddress: 10.5.125.63/24
 
 nrpe_procs_warn: 900
 nrpe_procs_crit: 1000
+
+fedmsg_koji_instance: primary
diff --git a/inventory/host_vars/koji01.stg.phx2.fedoraproject.org b/inventory/host_vars/koji01.stg.phx2.fedoraproject.org
index 5d2da78a14..1b7c0573f5 100644
--- a/inventory/host_vars/koji01.stg.phx2.fedoraproject.org
+++ b/inventory/host_vars/koji01.stg.phx2.fedoraproject.org
@@ -8,3 +8,5 @@ volgroup: /dev/vg_guests
 eth0_ip: 10.5.126.87
 vmhost: virthost10.phx2.fedoraproject.org
 datacenter: phx2
+
+fedmsg_koji_instance: primary
diff --git a/inventory/host_vars/koji02.phx2.fedoraproject.org b/inventory/host_vars/koji02.phx2.fedoraproject.org
index bbfc927a67..fa275cf0f3 100644
--- a/inventory/host_vars/koji02.phx2.fedoraproject.org
+++ b/inventory/host_vars/koji02.phx2.fedoraproject.org
@@ -17,3 +17,5 @@ keepalived_ipaddress: 10.5.125.63/24
 
 nrpe_procs_warn: 900
 nrpe_procs_crit: 1000
+
+fedmsg_koji_instance: primary
diff --git a/inventory/host_vars/s390-koji01.qa.fedoraproject.org b/inventory/host_vars/s390-koji01.qa.fedoraproject.org
index c8c4b78589..795fa9fc63 100644
--- a/inventory/host_vars/s390-koji01.qa.fedoraproject.org
+++ b/inventory/host_vars/s390-koji01.qa.fedoraproject.org
@@ -32,3 +32,5 @@ virt_install_command: virt-install -n {{ inventory_hostname }} -r {{ mem_size }}
 koji_topurl: "http://s390pkgs.fedoraproject.org/"
 koji_server_url: "http://s390.koji.fedoraproject.org/kojihub"
 koji_weburl: "http://s390.koji.fedoraproject.org/koji"
+
+fedmsg_koji_instance: s390
diff --git a/roles/koji_hub/tasks/main.yml b/roles/koji_hub/tasks/main.yml
index 3befde1946..9405c901eb 100644
--- a/roles/koji_hub/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/koji_hub/tasks/main.yml
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@
   - koji_hub
 
 - name: koji fedmsg plugin
-  copy: src=fedmsg-koji-plugin.py dest=/usr/lib/koji-hub-plugins/fedmsg-koji-plugin.py
+  template: src=fedmsg-koji-plugin.py dest=/usr/lib/koji-hub-plugins/fedmsg-koji-plugin.py
   notify:
   - restart httpd
   tags:
diff --git a/roles/koji_hub/files/fedmsg-koji-plugin.py b/roles/koji_hub/templates/fedmsg-koji-plugin.py
similarity index 99%
rename from roles/koji_hub/files/fedmsg-koji-plugin.py
rename to roles/koji_hub/templates/fedmsg-koji-plugin.py
index d4e01d460c..0f95fcadfc 100644
--- a/roles/koji_hub/files/fedmsg-koji-plugin.py
+++ b/roles/koji_hub/templates/fedmsg-koji-plugin.py
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ def send_message(cbtype, *args, **kws):
 
     # We need this to distinguish between messages from primary koji
     # and the secondary hubs off for s390 and ppc.
-    body['instance'] = 'primary'
+    body['instance'] = '{{ fedmsg_koji_instance }}'
 
     # Don't publish these uninformative rpm.sign messages if there's no actual
     # sigkey present.  Koji apparently adds a dummy sig value when rpms are