diff --git a/roles/bodhi2/backend/templates/pungi.rpm.conf.j2 b/roles/bodhi2/backend/templates/pungi.rpm.conf.j2
index ed241fa155..7a061b5b03 100644
--- a/roles/bodhi2/backend/templates/pungi.rpm.conf.j2
+++ b/roles/bodhi2/backend/templates/pungi.rpm.conf.j2
@@ -63,6 +63,7 @@ createrepo_checksum = 'sha256'
 createrepo_deltas = [
     ('^Everything$', {'*': True})
 ]
+createrepo_database = True
 
 # CHECKSUMS
 media_checksums = ['sha256']