diff --git a/playbooks/openshift-apps/kerneltest.yml b/playbooks/openshift-apps/kerneltest.yml
index 3c907e05cd..cfb6b8c7f5 100644
--- a/playbooks/openshift-apps/kerneltest.yml
+++ b/playbooks/openshift-apps/kerneltest.yml
@@ -63,6 +63,9 @@
     template: configmap.yml
     objectname: configmap.yml
 
+  - role: openshift/ipa-client
+    app: kerneltest
+
   - role: openshift/route
     app: kerneltest
     routename: kerneltest