diff --git a/hiera/common.yaml b/hiera/common.yaml
index ca7463f1b3..063ca7372b 100644
--- a/hiera/common.yaml
+++ b/hiera/common.yaml
@@ -423,3 +423,16 @@ infracloud_hpuswest_ssl_cert_file_contents: |
   owvCaOxApNWme7u9u8YoxwjnqUg/z/+JnoK1BxK3egry7eqEfM53rhupELMAJbtP
   WLk7r3L67Gsoy4WmFjQ=
   -----END CERTIFICATE-----
+statusbot_auth_nicks:
+- jeblair
+- ttx
+- fungi
+- mordred
+- clarkb
+- sdague
+- SergeyLukjanov
+- jhesketh
+- lifeless
+- pleia2
+- yolanda
+- nibalizer
diff --git a/manifests/site.pp b/manifests/site.pp
index f69f9c65ba..9501e608da 100644
--- a/manifests/site.pp
+++ b/manifests/site.pp
@@ -341,7 +341,7 @@ node 'eavesdrop.openstack.org' {
     statusbot_password      => hiera('statusbot_nick_password'),
     statusbot_server        => 'chat.freenode.net',
     statusbot_channels      => hiera_array('statusbot_channels', ['openstack_infra']),
-    statusbot_auth_nicks    => 'jeblair, ttx, fungi, mordred, clarkb, sdague, SergeyLukjanov, jhesketh, lifeless, pleia2, yolanda, nibalizer',
+    statusbot_auth_nicks    => hiera_array('statusbot_auth_nicks'),
     statusbot_wiki_user     => hiera('statusbot_wiki_username', 'username'),
     statusbot_wiki_password => hiera('statusbot_wiki_password'),
     statusbot_wiki_url      => 'https://wiki.openstack.org/w/api.php',