diff --git a/roles/openshift-apps/monitor-gating/templates/deploymentconfig.yml b/roles/openshift-apps/monitor-gating/templates/deploymentconfig.yml
index 099f160743..3ebc8df2bb 100644
--- a/roles/openshift-apps/monitor-gating/templates/deploymentconfig.yml
+++ b/roles/openshift-apps/monitor-gating/templates/deploymentconfig.yml
@@ -27,6 +27,8 @@ spec:
             value: /opt/config/krb5.conf
           - name: KRB5_CLIENT_KTNAME
             value: /etc/keytab/koji-keytab
+          - name: OPENSHIFT
+            value: 1
         volumeMounts:
         - name: keytab-volume
           mountPath: /etc/keytabs