diff --git a/playbooks/groups/batcave.yml b/playbooks/groups/batcave.yml
index 95adfca297..0b7c5b2013 100644
--- a/playbooks/groups/batcave.yml
+++ b/playbooks/groups/batcave.yml
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@
     node: batcave01
     region: ansible
     spawn_repospanner_node: false
+    join_repospanner_node: repospanner01.ansible
 
   - { role: nfs/client, when: inventory_hostname.startswith('batcave'), mnt_dir: '/srv/web/pub',  nfs_src_dir: 'fedora_ftp/fedora.redhat.com/pub' }
   - { role: nfs/client, when: inventory_hostname.startswith('batcave01'), mnt_dir: '/mnt/fedora/app',  nfs_src_dir: 'fedora_app/app' }
diff --git a/playbooks/groups/pagure.yml b/playbooks/groups/pagure.yml
index cce1055687..54f381979a 100644
--- a/playbooks/groups/pagure.yml
+++ b/playbooks/groups/pagure.yml
@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@
     node: pagure01
     region: ansible
     spawn_repospanner_node: false
+    join_repospanner_node: repospanner01.ansible
 
   handlers:
   - import_tasks: "{{ handlers_path }}/restart_services.yml"