diff --git a/roles/openshift-apps/koschei/templates/admin-deployment.yml b/roles/openshift-apps/koschei/templates/admin-deployment.yml
index 85df47eeb4..31b1a9ae0b 100644
--- a/roles/openshift-apps/koschei/templates/admin-deployment.yml
+++ b/roles/openshift-apps/koschei/templates/admin-deployment.yml
@@ -21,6 +21,8 @@ spec:
         image: docker-registry.default.svc:5000/koschei/koschei:latest
         command: ["/usr/bin/sleep", "infinity"]
         env:
+          - name: SUDO_USER
+            value: admin
           - name: KRB5_CONFIG
             value: /etc/koschei/krb5.conf
           - name: KRB5_CLIENT_KTNAME
diff --git a/roles/openshift-apps/koschei/templates/backend-deployment.yml b/roles/openshift-apps/koschei/templates/backend-deployment.yml
index cfefe5dddc..7c20a7c785 100644
--- a/roles/openshift-apps/koschei/templates/backend-deployment.yml
+++ b/roles/openshift-apps/koschei/templates/backend-deployment.yml
@@ -21,6 +21,8 @@ spec:
         image: docker-registry.default.svc:5000/koschei/koschei:latest
         command: [/usr/bin/koschei-{{service}}]
         env:
+          - name: SUDO_USER
+            value: admin
           - name: KRB5_CONFIG
             value: /etc/koschei/krb5.conf
           - name: KRB5_CLIENT_KTNAME