diff --git a/playbooks/groups/notifs-backend.yml b/playbooks/groups/notifs-backend.yml
index 47965b015f..e4e7d3f998 100644
--- a/playbooks/groups/notifs-backend.yml
+++ b/playbooks/groups/notifs-backend.yml
@@ -68,6 +68,7 @@
   - notifs/backend
   - role: collectd/fedmsg-service
     process: fedmsg-hub
+    when: inventory_hostname.startswith('notifs-backend01.iad2')
 
   vars_files:
    - /srv/web/infra/ansible/vars/global.yml
diff --git a/roles/notifs/backend/templates/fmn.consumer.py b/roles/notifs/backend/templates/fmn.consumer.py
index 289971b3a5..248dbf709b 100644
--- a/roles/notifs/backend/templates/fmn.consumer.py
+++ b/roles/notifs/backend/templates/fmn.consumer.py
@@ -6,7 +6,11 @@ domain = "fedoraproject.org"
 ircnick = "fedora-notif"
 {% endif %}
 
+{% if env == 'staging' %}
+base = "https://apps.stg.%s/notifications/" % domain
+{% else %}
 base = "https://apps.%s/notifications/" % domain
+{% endif %}
 
 
 config = {