diff --git a/playbooks/openshift-apps/modernpaste.yml b/playbooks/openshift-apps/modernpaste.yml
index 179c2bd4dc..260281eb2a 100644
--- a/playbooks/openshift-apps/modernpaste.yml
+++ b/playbooks/openshift-apps/modernpaste.yml
@@ -9,6 +9,11 @@
     - /srv/web/infra/ansible/vars/{{ ansible_distribution }}.yml
 
   roles:
+  - role: openshift/project
+    app: modernpaste
+    description: modernpaste
+    appowners:
+    - codeblock
   - { role: openshift/object, app: modernpaste, file: imagestream.yml }
   - { role: openshift/object, app: modernpaste, template: secret.yml }
   - { role: openshift/object, app: modernpaste, file: buildconfig.yml }