diff --git a/roles/openshift-apps/kerneltest/files/deploymentconfig.yml b/roles/openshift-apps/kerneltest/files/deploymentconfig.yml
index 0ec77cce2c..03993e3ea2 100644
--- a/roles/openshift-apps/kerneltest/files/deploymentconfig.yml
+++ b/roles/openshift-apps/kerneltest/files/deploymentconfig.yml
@@ -12,22 +12,31 @@ spec:
     app: kerneltest
     deploymentconfig: kerneltest
   strategy:
-    type: Recreate
-    recreateParams:
-      mid:
-        failurePolicy: Abort
-        execNewPod:
-          containerName: kerneltest
-          command: ["/etc/alembic-upgrade-script/alembic_upgrade.sh"]
-          env:
-          - name: PYTHONPATH
-            value: /opt/app-root/src
-          volumes:
-            - kerneltest-config-volume
-            - kerneltest-secrets-volume
-            - alembic-upgrade-script-volume
-            - wsgi-script-volume
-            - ipa-config-volume
+    type: Rolling
+    activeDeadlineSeconds: 21600
+    rollingParams:
+      intervalSeconds: 1
+      maxSurge: 25%
+      maxUnavailable: 25%
+      timeoutSeconds: 600
+      updatePeriodSeconds: 1
+  # strategy:
+  #   type: Recreate
+  #   recreateParams:
+  #     mid:
+  #       failurePolicy: Abort
+  #       execNewPod:
+  #         containerName: kerneltest
+  #         command: ["/etc/alembic-upgrade-script/alembic_upgrade.sh"]
+  #         env:
+  #         - name: PYTHONPATH
+  #           value: /opt/app-root/src
+  #         volumes:
+  #           - kerneltest-config-volume
+  #           - kerneltest-secrets-volume
+  #           - alembic-upgrade-script-volume
+  #           - wsgi-script-volume
+  #           - ipa-config-volume
   template:
     metadata:
       labels: