diff --git a/inventory/group_vars/notifs-web b/inventory/group_vars/notifs-web
index 9ecc4d22c4..56a3e692fb 100644
--- a/inventory/group_vars/notifs-web
+++ b/inventory/group_vars/notifs-web
@@ -7,7 +7,10 @@ num_cpus: 2
 # for systems that do not match the above - specify the same parameter in
 # the host_vars/$hostname file
 
-tcp_ports: [ 80, 443 ]
+tcp_ports: [ 80, 443,
+    # These 16 ports are used by fedmsg.  One for each wsgi thread.
+    3000, 3001, 3002, 3003, 3004, 3005, 3006, 3007,
+    3008, 3009, 3010, 3011, 3012, 3013, 3014, 3015]
 
 fas_client_groups: sysadmin-noc,sysadmin-datanommer
 
diff --git a/inventory/group_vars/notifs-web-stg b/inventory/group_vars/notifs-web-stg
index 9ecc4d22c4..56a3e692fb 100644
--- a/inventory/group_vars/notifs-web-stg
+++ b/inventory/group_vars/notifs-web-stg
@@ -7,7 +7,10 @@ num_cpus: 2
 # for systems that do not match the above - specify the same parameter in
 # the host_vars/$hostname file
 
-tcp_ports: [ 80, 443 ]
+tcp_ports: [ 80, 443,
+    # These 16 ports are used by fedmsg.  One for each wsgi thread.
+    3000, 3001, 3002, 3003, 3004, 3005, 3006, 3007,
+    3008, 3009, 3010, 3011, 3012, 3013, 3014, 3015]
 
 fas_client_groups: sysadmin-noc,sysadmin-datanommer