diff --git a/manifests/site.pp b/manifests/site.pp
index 80384e6855..275530d64e 100644
--- a/manifests/site.pp
+++ b/manifests/site.pp
@@ -145,6 +145,7 @@ node 'eavesdrop.openstack.org' {
     statusbot_password      => hiera('statusbot_nick_password'),
     statusbot_server        => 'chat.freenode.net',
     statusbot_channels      => 'openstack-infra',
+    statusbot_auth_nicks    => 'jeblair, ttx, fungi, mordred, clarkb, sdague',
     statusbot_wiki_user     => hiera('statusbot_wiki_username'),
     statusbot_wiki_password => hiera('statusbot_wiki_password'),
     statusbot_wiki_url      => 'https://wiki.openstack.org/w/api.php',
diff --git a/modules/openstack_project/manifests/eavesdrop.pp b/modules/openstack_project/manifests/eavesdrop.pp
index 1954bcad91..a1712c56c8 100644
--- a/modules/openstack_project/manifests/eavesdrop.pp
+++ b/modules/openstack_project/manifests/eavesdrop.pp
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ class openstack_project::eavesdrop (
   $statusbot_password = '',
   $statusbot_server = '',
   $statusbot_channels = '',
+  $statusbot_auth_nicks = '',
   $statusbot_wiki_user = '',
   $statusbot_wiki_password = '',
   $statusbot_wiki_url = '',
@@ -30,6 +31,7 @@ class openstack_project::eavesdrop (
     password      => $statusbot_password,
     server        => $statusbot_server,
     channels      => $statusbot_channels,
+    auth_nicks    => $statusbot_auth_nicks,
     wiki_user     => $statusbot_wiki_user,
     wiki_password => $statusbot_wiki_password,
     wiki_url      => $statusbot_wiki_url,
diff --git a/modules/statusbot/manifests/init.pp b/modules/statusbot/manifests/init.pp
index 00b9432f23..4e20b40a8a 100644
--- a/modules/statusbot/manifests/init.pp
+++ b/modules/statusbot/manifests/init.pp
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ class statusbot(
   $password = '',
   $server = '',
   $channels = '',
+  $auth_nicks = '',
   $wiki_user = '',
   $wiki_password = '',
   $wiki_url = '',
diff --git a/modules/statusbot/templates/statusbot.config.erb b/modules/statusbot/templates/statusbot.config.erb
index b4658ab888..55dec51435 100644
--- a/modules/statusbot/templates/statusbot.config.erb
+++ b/modules/statusbot/templates/statusbot.config.erb
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ pass=<%= password %>
 server=<%= server %>
 port=6667
 channels=<%= channels %>
+nicks=<%= auth_nicks %>
 lockfile=/var/run/statusbot/statusbot.pid
 log_config=/etc/statusbot/logging.config