diff --git a/roles/openshift-apps/resultsdb/templates/backend/secrets.yml b/roles/openshift-apps/resultsdb/templates/backend/secrets.yml
index c0844eb284..346dc235fb 100644
--- a/roles/openshift-apps/resultsdb/templates/backend/secrets.yml
+++ b/roles/openshift-apps/resultsdb/templates/backend/secrets.yml
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ stringData:
     MESSAGE_BUS_PUBLISH_TASKOTRON = False
 {% else %}
     MESSAGE_BUS_PUBLISH = True
-    MESSAGE_BUS_PUBLISH_TASKOTRON = True
+    MESSAGE_BUS_PUBLISH_TASKOTRON = False
 {% endif %}
     MESSAGE_BUS_PLUGIN = 'fedmsg'
 {% if deployment_type is defined and deployment_type in ['local'] %}