diff --git a/inventory/host_vars/noc01.iad2.fedoraproject.org b/inventory/host_vars/noc01.iad2.fedoraproject.org
index 0ff26eb6db..d0835b6e3f 100644
--- a/inventory/host_vars/noc01.iad2.fedoraproject.org
+++ b/inventory/host_vars/noc01.iad2.fedoraproject.org
@@ -1,5 +1,10 @@
 ---
-custom_rules: ['-A INPUT -p tcp -m tcp -s 192.168.1.20 --dport 5666 -j ACCEPT']
+custom_rules: [
+  '-A INPUT -p tcp -m tcp -s 192.168.1.20 --dport 5666 -j ACCEPT',
+  # needed to allow rsync from log01
+  '-A INPUT -p tcp -m tcp -s 10.3.163.39 --dport 873 -j ACCEPT',
+  '-A INPUT -p tcp -m tcp -s 192.168.1.59 --dport 873 -j ACCEPT'
+  ]
 datacenter: iad2
 eth0_ipv4_gw: 10.3.163.254
 eth0_ipv4_ip: 10.3.163.10