diff --git a/inventory/group_vars/pkgs b/inventory/group_vars/pkgs
index a53c2aeb22..9df05c1138 100644
--- a/inventory/group_vars/pkgs
+++ b/inventory/group_vars/pkgs
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ wsgi_procs: 6
 wsgi_threads: 6
 
 pagure_static_uid: 600
+sshd_keyhelper: true
 
 primary_auth_source: ipa
 ipa_host_group: pkgs