diff --git a/templates/frontend.xml b/templates/frontend.xml
index 461cecedee8032e2f80e5b692248499bec77ec05..b178c23b47a6b4f23328a2459e58312307ef6279 100644
--- a/templates/frontend.xml
+++ b/templates/frontend.xml
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@
    <work base_dir="/var/lib/gwms-frontend/vofrontend" base_log_dir="{{ i.base_log_dir | default("/var/log/gwms-frontend") }}"/>
    <attrs>
       <attr name="CMS_GLIDEIN_VERSION" glidein_publish="True" job_publish="True" parameter="True" type="int" value="{{ i.cms_version }}"/>
+      <attr name="CMSSF_ResourceType" glidein_publish="True" job_publish="True" parameter="True" type="string" value="x86_64:pledged"/>
       <attr name="CONDOR_VERSION" glidein_publish="False" job_publish="False" parameter="True" type="string" value="{{ i.condor_version }}"/>
       <attr name="CONDOR_OS" glidein_publish="False" job_publish="False" parameter="True" type="string" value="auto"/>
       <attr name="GLIDEIN_Expose_Grid_Env" glidein_publish="True" job_publish="True" parameter="False" type="string" value="True"/>