diff --git a/roles/bodhi2/backend/tasks/main.yml b/roles/bodhi2/backend/tasks/main.yml
index f17ddc8ca8..4c7a331900 100644
--- a/roles/bodhi2/backend/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/bodhi2/backend/tasks/main.yml
@@ -265,6 +265,16 @@
   - config
   - bodhi
 
+- name: have the masher own /var/cache/bodhi because of course..
+  file: >
+    path="/var/cache/bodhi"
+    owner=masher
+    group=masher
+  when: inventory_hostname.startswith('bodhi-backend')
+  tags:
+  - config
+  - bodhi
+
 - name: ensure that nrpe has rights to monitor us (dir)
   file: >
     dest=/var/run/fedmsg