diff --git a/roles/openshift-apps/koschei/templates/cronjob.yml b/roles/openshift-apps/koschei/templates/cronjob.yml
index 395a85f8aa..ab5444e0af 100644
--- a/roles/openshift-apps/koschei/templates/cronjob.yml
+++ b/roles/openshift-apps/koschei/templates/cronjob.yml
@@ -13,6 +13,9 @@ spec:
           - name: "cron-{{name}}"
             image: quay.io/koschei/koschei:latest
             command: ["/bin/bash", "-euxc", "{{command}}"]
+            env:
+              - name: SUDO_USER
+                value: "cron-{{name}}"
             volumeMounts:
               - name: config
                 mountPath: /etc/koschei