diff --git a/config/deploy/staging.rb b/config/deploy/staging.rb
index 7ef6191e4..32c13a35c 100644
--- a/config/deploy/staging.rb
+++ b/config/deploy/staging.rb
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 set :branch, ENV["branch"] || :master
 
-server deploysecret(:server), user: deploysecret(:user), roles: %w[web app db importer cron]
+server deploysecret(:server), user: deploysecret(:user), roles: %w[web app db importer cron background]