diff --git a/hiera/common.yaml b/hiera/common.yaml
index 8e0e9a1bb3..ffb3c104d6 100644
--- a/hiera/common.yaml
+++ b/hiera/common.yaml
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ elasticsearch_clients:
 - subunit-worker01.openstack.org
 - subunit-worker02.openstack.org
 statusbot_channels:
+- ara
 - congress
 - edeploy
 - fuel-dev
@@ -112,6 +113,7 @@ statusbot_channels:
 - tacker
 - tripleo
 meetbot_channels:
+- '#ara'
 - '#cloudkitty'
 - '#congress'
 - '#dox'