diff --git a/playbooks/groups/mirrormanager.yml b/playbooks/groups/mirrormanager.yml
index 54b7949076..e4eeed8f51 100644
--- a/playbooks/groups/mirrormanager.yml
+++ b/playbooks/groups/mirrormanager.yml
@@ -71,7 +71,8 @@
 
   roles:
   - mirrormanager/crawler
-  - rsyncd
+  - { role: rsyncd,
+      when: env != "staging" }
 
   handlers:
   - include: "{{ handlers }}/restart_services.yml"