diff --git a/playbooks/openshift-apps/elections.yml b/playbooks/openshift-apps/elections.yml
index 1dc65c7072..b34c7b9211 100644
--- a/playbooks/openshift-apps/elections.yml
+++ b/playbooks/openshift-apps/elections.yml
@@ -59,12 +59,12 @@
 
   - role: openshift/object
     object_app: elections
-    object_template: imagestream.yml
+    object_template: imagestream.yml.j2
     object_objectname: imagestream.yml
 
   - role: openshift/object
     object_app: elections
-    object_template: buildconfig.yml
+    object_template: buildconfig.yml.j2
     object_objectname: buildconfig.yml
 
   - role: openshift/secret-file
@@ -87,12 +87,12 @@
 
   - role: openshift/object
     object_app: elections
-    object_template: secret.yml
+    object_template: secret.yml.j2
     object_objectname: secret.yml
 
   - role: openshift/object
     object_app: elections
-    object_template: configmap.yml
+    object_template: configmap.yml.j2
     object_objectname: configmap.yml
 
   - role: openshift/start-build
diff --git a/roles/openshift-apps/elections/templates/buildconfig.yml b/roles/openshift-apps/elections/templates/buildconfig.yml.j2
similarity index 100%
rename from roles/openshift-apps/elections/templates/buildconfig.yml
rename to roles/openshift-apps/elections/templates/buildconfig.yml.j2
diff --git a/roles/openshift-apps/elections/templates/configmap.yml b/roles/openshift-apps/elections/templates/configmap.yml.j2
similarity index 100%
rename from roles/openshift-apps/elections/templates/configmap.yml
rename to roles/openshift-apps/elections/templates/configmap.yml.j2
diff --git a/roles/openshift-apps/elections/templates/imagestream.yml b/roles/openshift-apps/elections/templates/imagestream.yml.j2
similarity index 100%
rename from roles/openshift-apps/elections/templates/imagestream.yml
rename to roles/openshift-apps/elections/templates/imagestream.yml.j2
diff --git a/roles/openshift-apps/elections/templates/secret.yml b/roles/openshift-apps/elections/templates/secret.yml.j2
similarity index 100%
rename from roles/openshift-apps/elections/templates/secret.yml
rename to roles/openshift-apps/elections/templates/secret.yml.j2