diff --git a/playbooks/openshift-apps/kerneltest.yml b/playbooks/openshift-apps/kerneltest.yml
index 4b5c4e1659..9d1668cc8b 100644
--- a/playbooks/openshift-apps/kerneltest.yml
+++ b/playbooks/openshift-apps/kerneltest.yml
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@
 
   - role: openshift/object
     object_app: kerneltest
-    object_template: buildconfig.yml
+    object_template: buildconfig.yml.j2
     object_objectname: buildconfig.yml
 
   - role: openshift/object
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@
 
   - role: openshift/object
     object_app: kerneltest
-    object_template: configmap.yml
+    object_template: configmap.yml.j2
     object_objectname: configmap.yml
 
   - role: openshift/ipa-client
diff --git a/roles/openshift-apps/kerneltest/templates/buildconfig.yml b/roles/openshift-apps/kerneltest/templates/buildconfig.yml.j2
similarity index 100%
rename from roles/openshift-apps/kerneltest/templates/buildconfig.yml
rename to roles/openshift-apps/kerneltest/templates/buildconfig.yml.j2
diff --git a/roles/openshift-apps/kerneltest/templates/configmap.yml b/roles/openshift-apps/kerneltest/templates/configmap.yml.j2
similarity index 100%
rename from roles/openshift-apps/kerneltest/templates/configmap.yml
rename to roles/openshift-apps/kerneltest/templates/configmap.yml.j2