diff --git a/inventory/group_vars/bkernel b/inventory/group_vars/bkernel
index 9d3bde61b2..9b95778e18 100644
--- a/inventory/group_vars/bkernel
+++ b/inventory/group_vars/bkernel
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ ipa_client_sudo_groups: []
 ipa_host_group: kojibuilder-kernel
 ipa_host_group_desc: Koji Build hosts for kernel builds
 koji_hub_nfs: "fedora_koji"
+koji_instance: "primary"
 koji_server_url: "https://koji.fedoraproject.org/kojihub"
 koji_topurl: "https://kojipkgs.fedoraproject.org/"
 koji_weburl: "https://koji.fedoraproject.org/koji"