diff --git a/.woodpecker/fx_ingestor.yml b/.woodpecker/fx_ingestor.yml
index 34992529..4405999b 100644
--- a/.woodpecker/fx_ingestor.yml
+++ b/.woodpecker/fx_ingestor.yml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ matrix:
       FX_DOCKERFILE: ci/prod/compose/fx_ingestor.dockerfile
       FX_DEPLOY_TARGET: ingestor
       FX_MONGO_SECRET_PATH: sendico/db
-      FX_NEEDS_NATS: "false"
+      FX_NEEDS_NATS: "true"
       FX_ENV: prod
 
 when: