diff --git a/playbooks/openshift-apps/waiverdb.yml b/playbooks/openshift-apps/waiverdb.yml
index 89298697e9..89f2977f02 100644
--- a/playbooks/openshift-apps/waiverdb.yml
+++ b/playbooks/openshift-apps/waiverdb.yml
@@ -56,14 +56,13 @@
     app: waiverdb
     template: imagestream.yml
     objectname: imagestream.yml
+  - role: openshift/import-image
+    app: waiverdb
+    imagestreamname: waiverdb-upstream
   - role: openshift/object
     app: waiverdb
     template: buildconfig.yml
     objectname: buildconfig.yml
-  - role: openshift/start-build
-    app: waiverdb
-    buildname: waiverdb-docker-build
-    objectname: waiverdb-docker-build
   - role: openshift/object
     app: waiverdb
     template: configmap.yml
diff --git a/roles/openshift/import-image/tasks/main.yml b/roles/openshift/import-image/tasks/main.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..fa4e8b16f0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/roles/openshift/import-image/tasks/main.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+- name: Run `oc import-image`
+  shell: oc -n {{app}} import-image {{imagestreamname}}