diff --git a/roles/nagios_server/templates/nagios/hostgroups/vpnclients.cfg.j2 b/roles/nagios_server/templates/nagios/hostgroups/vpnclients.cfg.j2
index 3a9d97b349..5b0d6355c1 100644
--- a/roles/nagios_server/templates/nagios/hostgroups/vpnclients.cfg.j2
+++ b/roles/nagios_server/templates/nagios/hostgroups/vpnclients.cfg.j2
@@ -3,6 +3,6 @@
 define hostgroup {
         hostgroup_name  vpnclients
         alias           vpnclients
-        members         {% for host in groups['all'] %}{% if ( hostvars[host].vpn == true ) and ( hostvars[host].nagios_Check_Services['ping'] == true ) %}{{host}},{% endif %} {% endfor %}
+        members         !bastion02.phx2.fedoraproject.org, {% for host in groups['all'] %}{% if ( hostvars[host].vpn == true ) and ( hostvars[host].nagios_Check_Services['ping'] == true ) %}{{host}},{% endif %} {% endfor %}
 
 }