diff --git a/playbooks/openshift-apps/fpdc.yml b/playbooks/openshift-apps/fpdc.yml
index 0994ad8aca..0eb2fd29f4 100644
--- a/playbooks/openshift-apps/fpdc.yml
+++ b/playbooks/openshift-apps/fpdc.yml
@@ -50,3 +50,13 @@
     app: fpdc
     file: deploymentconfig.yml
     objectname: deploymentconfig.yml
+
+###############################################
+# actions to delete the project from OpenShift
+###############################################
+# to run: sudo rbac-playbook -l staging -t delete openshift-apps/fpdc.yml
+  - role: openshift/object-delete
+    app: fpdc
+    objecttype: project
+    objectname: fpdc
+    tags: [ never, delete ]