diff --git a/manifests/site.pp b/manifests/site.pp
index e9c08ebbed..7ee5d5b2dc 100644
--- a/manifests/site.pp
+++ b/manifests/site.pp
@@ -337,7 +337,7 @@ 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',
+    statusbot_auth_nicks    => 'jeblair, ttx, fungi, mordred, clarkb, sdague, SergeyLukjanov, jhesketh, lifeless, pleia2, yolanda, nibalizer',
     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',