diff --git a/hiera/common.yaml b/hiera/common.yaml
index 45a7ff60ef..d3bc04fd8e 100644
--- a/hiera/common.yaml
+++ b/hiera/common.yaml
@@ -61,6 +61,7 @@ statusbot_channels:
 - openstack-gate
 - openstack-glance
 - openstack-heat-translator
+- openstack-higgins
 - openstack-horizon
 - openstack-hyper-v
 - openstack-i18n
@@ -140,6 +141,7 @@ meetbot_channels:
 - '#openstack-gslb'
 - '#openstack-ha'
 - '#openstack-heat-translator'
+- '#openstack-higgins'
 - '#openstack-horizon'
 - '#openstack-i18n'
 - '#openstack-infra'