diff --git a/roles/hotness/templates/hotness.py b/roles/hotness/templates/hotness.py
index a1244f3c52..14f3512a43 100644
--- a/roles/hotness/templates/hotness.py
+++ b/roles/hotness/templates/hotness.py
@@ -56,11 +56,16 @@ config = {
         'git_url': 'https://src.fedoraproject.org/cgit/rpms/{package}.git',
 {% endif %}
 
+{% if env == "production" %}
+        'cert': '/etc/pki/fedmsg/hotness.pem',
+        'ca_cert': '/etc/pki/fedmsg/fedora-server-ca.cert',
+{% else %}
         'krb_principal': 'hotness/hotness01{{env_suffix}}.phx2.fedoraproject.org@{{ipa_realm}}',
         'krb_keytab': '/etc/krb5.hotness_hotness01{{env_suffix}}.phx2.fedoraproject.org.keytab',
         'krb_ccache': None,
         'krb_proxyuser': None,
         'krb_sessionopts': {'timeout': 3600, 'krb_rdns': False},
+{% endif %}
 
         'user_email': ('Fedora Release Monitoring ',
                        '<release-monitoring@fedoraproject.org>'),