diff --git a/inventory/group_vars/bodhi-backend b/inventory/group_vars/bodhi-backend
index 463a8d64e1..d2e1e0d0ef 100644
--- a/inventory/group_vars/bodhi-backend
+++ b/inventory/group_vars/bodhi-backend
@@ -42,5 +42,8 @@ fedmsg_certs:
   - bodhi.mashtask.sync.wait
   - bodhi.errata.publish
   - bodhi.update.eject
+  # The ftp sync messages get run here too.
+  - bodhi.updates.epel.sync
+  - bodhi.updates.fedora.sync
 
 nfs_mount_opts: "rw,hard,bg,intr,noatime,nodev,nosuid,nfsvers=3"
diff --git a/inventory/group_vars/bodhi-backend-stg b/inventory/group_vars/bodhi-backend-stg
index f1bc5efb1a..3bd5a35b05 100644
--- a/inventory/group_vars/bodhi-backend-stg
+++ b/inventory/group_vars/bodhi-backend-stg
@@ -41,3 +41,6 @@ fedmsg_certs:
 #  - bodhi.mashtask.sync.wait
 #  - bodhi.errata.publish
 #  - bodhi.update.eject
+#  # The ftp sync messages get run here too.
+#  - bodhi.updates.epel.sync
+#  - bodhi.updates.fedora.sync
diff --git a/inventory/group_vars/releng b/inventory/group_vars/releng
index b09a39167b..fb647dddee 100644
--- a/inventory/group_vars/releng
+++ b/inventory/group_vars/releng
@@ -42,5 +42,8 @@ fedmsg_certs:
   - bodhi.mashtask.sync.wait
   - bodhi.errata.publish
   - bodhi.update.eject
+  # The ftp sync messages get run here too.
+  - bodhi.updates.epel.sync
+  - bodhi.updates.fedora.sync
 
 nfs_mount_opts: "rw,hard,bg,intr,noatime,nodev,nosuid,nfsvers=3"