diff --git a/inventory/group_vars/autosign b/inventory/group_vars/autosign
index 24ba648184..d1077c5bf3 100644
--- a/inventory/group_vars/autosign
+++ b/inventory/group_vars/autosign
@@ -8,3 +8,4 @@ num_cpus: 2
 # the host_vars/$hostname file
 
 fas_client_groups: sysadmin-releng
+host_group: autosign