diff --git a/playbooks/roles/limnoria/defaults/main.yaml b/playbooks/roles/limnoria/defaults/main.yaml
index 6ea748d1e6..6f47b70b9c 100644
--- a/playbooks/roles/limnoria/defaults/main.yaml
+++ b/playbooks/roles/limnoria/defaults/main.yaml
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-limnoria_default_nick: opendevtest
+limnoria_default_nick: 'opendevmeet_{{ 100 | random }}'
 limnoria_default_nickserv_password: 'abc123'
 limnoria_default_user: 'Opendev IRC Services'
 limnoria_directories_conf: /var/lib/limnoria/opendev/conf
diff --git a/playbooks/roles/statusbot/defaults/main.yaml b/playbooks/roles/statusbot/defaults/main.yaml
index bb8ef70d9c..61fcb851a3 100644
--- a/playbooks/roles/statusbot/defaults/main.yaml
+++ b/playbooks/roles/statusbot/defaults/main.yaml
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-statusbot_nick: opendevstatus
+statusbot_nick: 'opendevstatus_{{ 100 | random }}'
 statusbot_pass: ''
 statusbot_server: 'irc.oftc.net'
 
diff --git a/playbooks/zuul/templates/group_vars/eavesdrop.yaml.j2 b/playbooks/zuul/templates/group_vars/eavesdrop.yaml.j2
index f313c59388..ac4a6112c8 100644
--- a/playbooks/zuul/templates/group_vars/eavesdrop.yaml.j2
+++ b/playbooks/zuul/templates/group_vars/eavesdrop.yaml.j2
@@ -51,3 +51,5 @@ 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'
+statusbot_channels:
+  - '#opendev-sandbox'