diff --git a/playbooks/roles/jitsi-meet/tasks/main.yaml b/playbooks/roles/jitsi-meet/tasks/main.yaml
index 0db8735d95..3985c3fc07 100644
--- a/playbooks/roles/jitsi-meet/tasks/main.yaml
+++ b/playbooks/roles/jitsi-meet/tasks/main.yaml
@@ -68,8 +68,10 @@
               -validity 3652
               -keystore /var/jitsi-meet/jvb/jvb-keystore.store
               -storepass {{ meetpad_jvb_keystore_password }}
+    # Jitsi meet appears to do SNI via the CN in the cert, but not
+    # other validation of the cert issuer.
     stdin: |
-      Infra Root
+      {{ public_v4 }}
       OpenDev
       Open Infra Foundation
       Austin
diff --git a/playbooks/roles/jitsi-meet/templates/jvb-env.j2 b/playbooks/roles/jitsi-meet/templates/jvb-env.j2
index f8278ca3c9..805ac127cc 100644
--- a/playbooks/roles/jitsi-meet/templates/jvb-env.j2
+++ b/playbooks/roles/jitsi-meet/templates/jvb-env.j2
@@ -13,7 +13,11 @@ JVB_AUTH_PASSWORD={{ meetpad_jvb_auth_password }}
 JVB_PORT=10000
 JVB_KEYSTORE_PATH=/config/jvb-keystore.store
 JVB_KEYSTORE_PASSWORD={{ meetpad_jvb_keystore_password }}
-JVB_WS_SERVER_ID={{ inventory_hostname }}
+# We use the IP address instead of the server fqdn here because nginx was
+# unable to do name lookups for the fqdn when we tried that initially.
+# Whatever value is used here should match the CN in the java keystore
+# generated by ansible.
+JVB_WS_SERVER_ID={{ public_v4 }}
 
 # shellcheck disable=SC2034
 
diff --git a/playbooks/roles/jitsi-meet/templates/meet-env.j2 b/playbooks/roles/jitsi-meet/templates/meet-env.j2
index 65b0e50dc9..fa2b715998 100644
--- a/playbooks/roles/jitsi-meet/templates/meet-env.j2
+++ b/playbooks/roles/jitsi-meet/templates/meet-env.j2
@@ -19,7 +19,11 @@ JVB_AUTH_PASSWORD={{ meetpad_jvb_auth_password }}
 JVB_PORT=10000
 JVB_KEYSTORE_PATH=/config/jvb-keystore.store
 JVB_KEYSTORE_PASSWORD={{ meetpad_jvb_keystore_password }}
-JVB_WS_SERVER_ID={{ inventory_hostname }}
+# We use the IP address instead of the server fqdn here because nginx was
+# unable to do name lookups for the fqdn when we tried that initially.
+# Whatever value is used here should match the CN in the java keystore
+# generated by ansible.
+JVB_WS_SERVER_ID={{ public_v4 }}
 JICOFO_COMPONENT_SECRET={{ meetpad_jicofo_component_secret }}
 JICOFO_AUTH_PASSWORD={{ meetpad_jicofo_auth_password }}
 JIGASI_XMPP_PASSWORD={{ meetpad_jigasi_xmpp_password }}