diff --git a/playbooks/openshift-apps/waiverdb.yml b/playbooks/openshift-apps/waiverdb.yml
index 28415cfd76..2f7af5f085 100644
--- a/playbooks/openshift-apps/waiverdb.yml
+++ b/playbooks/openshift-apps/waiverdb.yml
@@ -49,11 +49,11 @@
     key: fedmsg-waiverdb.crt
     privatefile: fedmsg-certs/keys/waiverdb-waiverdb-web-waiverdb.app.os.fedoraproject.org.crt
     when: env != "staging"
-  - { role: openshift/object, vars: {app: waiverdb, filename: imagestream.yml }}
-  - { role: openshift/object, vars: {app: waiverdb, filename: buildconfig.yml }}
+  - { role: openshift/object, vars: {app: waiverdb, file: imagestream.yml }}
+  - { role: openshift/object, vars: {app: waiverdb, file: buildconfig.yml }}
   - { role: openshift/start-build, vars: {app: waiverdb, name: waiverdb-docker-build }}
   - { role: openshift/object, vars: {app: waiverdb, template: configmap.yml }}
-  - { role: openshift/object, vars: {app: waiverdb, filename: service.yml }}
-  - { role: openshift/object, vars: {app: waiverdb, filename: route.yml }}
+  - { role: openshift/object, vars: {app: waiverdb, file: service.yml }}
+  - { role: openshift/object, vars: {app: waiverdb, file: route.yml }}
   - { role: openshift/object, vars: {app: waiverdb, template: deploymentconfig.yml }}
   - { role: openshift/rollout, vars: {app: waiverdb, name: waiverdb-web }}
diff --git a/roles/openshift/object/tasks/main.yml b/roles/openshift/object/tasks/main.yml
index 816c72fa93..6f8cd63504 100644
--- a/roles/openshift/object/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/openshift/object/tasks/main.yml
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 
 - name: Copy file {{filename}} to temporary file ({{tmpfile.path}})
   copy: src={{roles_path}}/openshift-apps/{{app}}/files/{{filename}} dest={{tmpfile.path}}
-  when: filename is defined
+  when: file is defined
   run_once: true
 
 - name: Call `oc apply` on the copied file