diff --git a/playbooks/openshift-apps/mote.yml b/playbooks/openshift-apps/mote.yml
index 2034d8b62c..430ec1599d 100644
--- a/playbooks/openshift-apps/mote.yml
+++ b/playbooks/openshift-apps/mote.yml
@@ -44,19 +44,19 @@
     objectname: redis-dc.yml
 
   - role: openshift/object
-    file: redis-svc.yml
+    template: redis-svc.yml
     objectname: redis-svc.yml
 
   - role: openshift/object
-    file: mote-svc.yml
+    template: mote-svc.yml
     objectname: mote-svc.yml
 
   - role: openshift/object
-    file: mote-cm.yml
+    template: mote-cm.yml
     objectname: mote-cm.yml
 
   - role: openshift/object
-    file: fedmsg-cm.yml
+    template: fedmsg-cm.yml
     objectname: fedmsg-cm.yml
     when: env == "production"