diff --git a/playbooks/roles/ptgbot/defaults/main.yaml b/playbooks/roles/ptgbot/defaults/main.yaml
index 8bcd58370b..ddae2ec952 100644
--- a/playbooks/roles/ptgbot/defaults/main.yaml
+++ b/playbooks/roles/ptgbot/defaults/main.yaml
@@ -2,5 +2,5 @@ ptgbot_nick: 'opendevptg_{{ 100 | random }}'
 ptgbot_password: ''
 ptgbot_server: 'irc.oftc.net'
 ptgbot_channels:
-  - opendev-sandbox
+  - '#opendev-sandbox'
 ptgbot_irclogs_url  : 'https://meetings.opendev.org/'
diff --git a/playbooks/zuul/templates/group_vars/eavesdrop.yaml.j2 b/playbooks/zuul/templates/group_vars/eavesdrop.yaml.j2
index 978a051d37..1a86d1be70 100644
--- a/playbooks/zuul/templates/group_vars/eavesdrop.yaml.j2
+++ b/playbooks/zuul/templates/group_vars/eavesdrop.yaml.j2
@@ -51,6 +51,8 @@ gerritbot_ssh_pubkey: |
   ssh-rsa AAAAB3NzaC1yc2EAAAADAQABAAABAQCwIJb83kJZ8upR87nUalNgWIXVrqg1VE6PWXrsl+2qXuKhw6ehL9sFSA1avIuC3zMZ4J2Mxkw6XN473MizxPsaEIz/W6GFrXUwNi7LZbFeZGs5aSA6yq91DxluvJBOg1FueuaRM9WlAtUyj6L2UP+31JQo8BnWaYykQxBwDc/DHzG0Z1klkevh49K69qXz0mfxpRcF5NVDaB+jqJ99CeoAcnBAOOCyQzjVN+5lpCc2kVv2MGknryxadX/VVY7o+NYkHRR86XAU64H3bSSmid+feiB7yaUfhoQdGp43y4JJV7AtT/hVVLGVXr2OltoWkbMJafi1ju15urj+y4Ii8mk/ gerritbot@test.eavesdrop.openstack.org
 limnoria_oftc_channels:
   - '#opendev-sandbox'
+ptgbot_channels:
+  - '#opendev-sandbox'
 statusbot_channels:
   - 'opendev-sandbox'
 matrix_logs_password: password