diff --git a/inventory/group_vars/fedimg-stg b/inventory/group_vars/fedimg-stg
index 22eea74296..c6e7339a61 100644
--- a/inventory/group_vars/fedimg-stg
+++ b/inventory/group_vars/fedimg-stg
@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@ tcp_ports: [
 # TODO, restrict this down to just sysadmin-releng
 fas_client_groups: sysadmin-datanommer,sysadmin-releng,sysadmin-fedimg,fi-apprentice,sysadmin-noc,sysadmin-veteran
 
+fedmsg_debug_loopback: True 
+
 # These people get told when something goes wrong.
 fedmsg_error_recipients:
 - sysadmin-fedimg-members@fedoraproject.org