diff --git a/roles/openshift/object/tasks/main.yml b/roles/openshift/object/tasks/main.yml
index a7a70ccc8d..908117eae5 100644
--- a/roles/openshift/object/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/openshift/object/tasks/main.yml
@@ -21,12 +21,12 @@
 - name: Call `oc apply` on the copied file
   shell: oc -n {{app}} apply -f {{tmpfile.path}}
   run_once: true
-  when: global is not defined or not global
+  when: global_object is not defined or not global_object
 
 - name: GLOBAL call `oc apply` on the copied file
   shell: oc apply -f {{tmpfile.path}}
   run_once: true
-  when: global is defined and global
+  when: global_object is defined and global_object
 
 - name: Delete temporary file
   file: path={{tmpfile.path}} state=absent
diff --git a/roles/openshift/project/tasks/main.yml b/roles/openshift/project/tasks/main.yml
index 73d5259326..728788e30c 100644
--- a/roles/openshift/project/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/openshift/project/tasks/main.yml
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@
   vars:
     template_fullpath: "{{roles_path}}/openshift/project/templates/role-appowners.yml"
     # Namespace-local roles are unusable until Openshift 3.6. Remove this global: true when upgraded.
-    global: true
+    global_object: true
 
 - name: appowners.yml
   include_role: