diff --git a/rida.conf b/rida.conf
index 609c3057..65ccee3c 100644
--- a/rida.conf
+++ b/rida.conf
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 [DEFAULT]
 system = koji
+messaging = fedmsg
 koji = http://koji.stg.fedoraproject.org/kojihub
 db = sqlite:///rida.db
 pdc = http://pdc.stg.fedoraproject.org/
diff --git a/rida/config.py b/rida/config.py
index 936c8520..20226344 100644
--- a/rida/config.py
+++ b/rida/config.py
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ def from_file(filename=None):
     conf = Config()
     conf.db = default.get("db")
     conf.system = default.get("system")
+    conf.messaging = default.get("messaging")
     conf.pdc = default.get("pdc")
     conf.koji = default.get("koji")
     conf.scmurls = json.loads(default.get("scmurls"))
@@ -59,6 +60,7 @@ class Config(object):
     def __init__(self):
         """Initialize the Config object."""
         self._system = ""
+        self._messaging = ""
         self._db = ""
         self._pdc = ""
         self._koji = ""
@@ -75,6 +77,18 @@ class Config(object):
             raise ValueError("Unsupported buildsystem.")
         self._system = s
 
+    @property
+    def messaging(self):
+        """The messaging system to use."""
+        return self._messaging
+
+    @messaging.setter
+    def messaging(self, s):
+        s = str(s)
+        if s not in ("fedmsg"):
+            raise ValueError("Unsupported messaging system.")
+        self._messaging = s
+
     @property
     def db(self):
         """RDB URL."""