diff --git a/inventory/group_vars/openqa b/inventory/group_vars/openqa
index cc9232da49..378fdec47c 100644
--- a/inventory/group_vars/openqa
+++ b/inventory/group_vars/openqa
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ wikitcms_password: "{{ prod_wikitcms_password }}"
 checkcompose_emailfrom: rawhide@fedoraproject.org
 checkcompose_emailto: "test@lists.fedoraproject.org devel@lists.fedoraproject.org"
 checkcompose_postrelease_emailto: "mmcgrath@redhat.com cloud@lists.fedoraproject.org"
+checkcompose_postrelease_emailerror: "true"
 checkcompose_smtp: bastion.phx2.fedoraproject.org
 checkcompose_url: "https://{{ external_hostname }}"
 
diff --git a/roles/check-compose/templates/check-compose.conf.j2 b/roles/check-compose/templates/check-compose.conf.j2
index 6622e74e5d..4b83551801 100644
--- a/roles/check-compose/templates/check-compose.conf.j2
+++ b/roles/check-compose/templates/check-compose.conf.j2
@@ -27,3 +27,6 @@ loglevel: {{ checkcompose_loglevel }}
 {% if checkcompose_postrelease_emailto is defined %}
 email-to: {{ checkcompose_postrelease_emailto }}
 {% endif %}
+{% if checkcompose_postrelease_emailerror is defined %}
+email-error: {{ checkcompose_postrelease_emailerror }}
+{% endif %}