diff --git a/playbooks/openshift-apps/kerneltest.yml b/playbooks/openshift-apps/kerneltest.yml
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+- name: make the app be real
+  hosts: os_masters_stg[0]
+  user: root
+  gather_facts: False
+
+  vars_files:
+    - /srv/web/infra/ansible/vars/global.yml
+    - "/srv/private/ansible/vars.yml"
+    - /srv/web/infra/ansible/vars/{{ ansible_distribution }}.yml
+
+  pre_tasks:
+  - include_vars: dir=/srv/web/infra/ansible/vars/all/ ignore_files=README
+
+  roles:
+  - role: openshift/project
+    app: kerneltest
+    description: kerneltest
+    appowners:
+    - jcline
+    tags:
+      - apply-appowners