diff --git a/roles/login-registry/tasks/main.yml b/roles/login-registry/tasks/main.yml
index 4361bd621e..27551e9daa 100644
--- a/roles/login-registry/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/login-registry/tasks/main.yml
@@ -9,4 +9,4 @@
     state: present
 
 - name: login into a registry
-  command: podman login {{candidate_registry}} -u {{candidate_registry_osbs_username}} -p {{candidate_registry_osbs_password}}
+  command: podman login {{candidate_registry}} -u {{candidate_registry_osbs_username}} -p {{candidate_registry_osbs_password}} --authfile .docker/config.json