diff --git a/tasks/koji/releng_config.yml b/tasks/koji/releng_config.yml
index e277aff7e1..2fe512560d 100644
--- a/tasks/koji/releng_config.yml
+++ b/tasks/koji/releng_config.yml
@@ -81,6 +81,9 @@
   tags:
   - configs
 
+- name: ensure postfix is started
+  action: service name=postfix state=started enabled=true
+
 - name: make a bunch of dirs
   action: file state=directory path=$item
   with_items:
@@ -134,6 +137,7 @@
   action: copy src=$files/kojibuilder/idmapd.conf dest=/etc/idmapd.conf
   tags:
   - configs
+
 - name: enable nfs-related services and run them
   action: service name=$item  enabled=true state=started
   with_items: