diff --git a/playbooks/roles/mailman-list/tasks/main.yaml b/playbooks/roles/mailman-list/tasks/main.yaml
index 11beb0dd00..55a8fe984e 100644
--- a/playbooks/roles/mailman-list/tasks/main.yaml
+++ b/playbooks/roles/mailman-list/tasks/main.yaml
@@ -11,8 +11,7 @@
       register: listlists
     - name: Create the site list if it doesn't exist
       command:
-        cmd: "newlist {% if mailman_test_mode is defined and mailman_test_mode %} -q {% endif %} {{ mm_list_name }} {{ mm_list_admin }} {{ mm_list_password }}"
-        stdin: ''
+        cmd: "newlist -a {{ mm_list_name }} {{ mm_list_admin }} {{ mm_list_password }}"
       environment:
         HOST: "{{ mm_site_listdomain }}"
       when:
@@ -26,8 +25,7 @@
       register: listlists
     - name: Create the list if it doesn't exist
       command:
-        cmd: "newlist {% if mailman_test_mode is defined and mailman_test_mode %} -q {% endif %} {{ mm_list_name }} {{ mm_list_admin }} {{ mm_list_password }}"
-        stdin: ''
+        cmd: "newlist -a {{ mm_list_name }} {{ mm_list_admin }} {{ mm_list_password }}"
       when:
         - ( listlists.stdout_lines | intersect([ mm_list_name ]) | length | int ) == 0
   when: mm_site_name == "_default"
diff --git a/playbooks/zuul/templates/host_vars/lists.katacontainers.io.yaml.j2 b/playbooks/zuul/templates/host_vars/lists.katacontainers.io.yaml.j2
index 04184d0a99..277ccbaebd 100644
--- a/playbooks/zuul/templates/host_vars/lists.katacontainers.io.yaml.j2
+++ b/playbooks/zuul/templates/host_vars/lists.katacontainers.io.yaml.j2
@@ -1,2 +1 @@
 mailman_list_password: notarealpassword
-mailman_test_mode: true
diff --git a/playbooks/zuul/templates/host_vars/lists.openstack.org.yaml.j2 b/playbooks/zuul/templates/host_vars/lists.openstack.org.yaml.j2
index 04184d0a99..277ccbaebd 100644
--- a/playbooks/zuul/templates/host_vars/lists.openstack.org.yaml.j2
+++ b/playbooks/zuul/templates/host_vars/lists.openstack.org.yaml.j2
@@ -1,2 +1 @@
 mailman_list_password: notarealpassword
-mailman_test_mode: true