diff --git a/files/fedmsg/base.py.j2 b/files/fedmsg/base.py.j2
index cab02ff1b2..489c93b006 100644
--- a/files/fedmsg/base.py.j2
+++ b/files/fedmsg/base.py.j2
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 config = dict(
     # Set this to dev if you're hacking on fedmsg or an app locally.
     # Set to stg or prod if running in the Fedora Infrastructure.
-    {% if environment equals 'staging' %}
+    {% if environment == 'staging' %}
     environment="stg",
     {% else %}
     environment="prod",
diff --git a/files/fedmsg/endpoints.py.j2 b/files/fedmsg/endpoints.py.j2
index 33755878d2..e51539756e 100644
--- a/files/fedmsg/endpoints.py.j2
+++ b/files/fedmsg/endpoints.py.j2
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-{% if environment equals 'staging' %}
+{% if environment == 'staging' %}
 suffix  = 'stg.phx2.fedoraproject.org'
 non_phx_suffix = 'stg.fedoraproject.org'
 {% else %}
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ config = dict(
             "tcp://releng01.%s:3000" % suffix,
             "tcp://releng01.%s:3001" % suffix,
         ],
-{% if not environment equals 'staging' %}
+{% if not environment == 'staging' %}
         "bodhi.app03": [
             "tcp://app03.%s:300%i" % (suffix, i)
             for i in range(8)
diff --git a/files/fedmsg/pkgdb.py.j2 b/files/fedmsg/pkgdb.py.j2
index 75849ad8ba..bfb180c328 100644
--- a/files/fedmsg/pkgdb.py.j2
+++ b/files/fedmsg/pkgdb.py.j2
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-{% if environment equals 'staging' %}
+{% if environment == 'staging' %}
 suffix  = 'stg.phx2.fedoraproject.org'
 non_phx_suffix = 'stg.fedoraproject.org'
 {% else %}
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ config = dict(
             "tcp://app02.%s:301%i" % (suffix, i)
             for i in range(6)
         ],
-{% if not environment equals 'staging' %}
+{% if not environment == 'staging' %}
         "pkgdb.app03": [
             "tcp://app03.%s:301%i" % (suffix, i)
             for i in range(6)
diff --git a/files/fedmsg/relay.py.j2 b/files/fedmsg/relay.py.j2
index 43cb596c95..5266e77e41 100644
--- a/files/fedmsg/relay.py.j2
+++ b/files/fedmsg/relay.py.j2
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-{% if environment equals 'staging' %}
+{% if environment == 'staging' %}
 suffix  = 'stg.phx2.fedoraproject.org'
 non_phx_suffix = 'stg.fedoraproject.org'
 {% else %}