diff --git a/playbooks/openshift-apps/nuancier.yml b/playbooks/openshift-apps/nuancier.yml
index 08ea238c40..f199ad44de 100644
--- a/playbooks/openshift-apps/nuancier.yml
+++ b/playbooks/openshift-apps/nuancier.yml
@@ -15,15 +15,22 @@
     appowners:
     - cverna
     - pingou
+
   - role: openshift/object
     app: nuancier
     template: imagestream.yml
     objectname: imagestream.yml
+
   - role: openshift/object
     app: nuancier
     template: buildconfig.yml
     objectname: buildconfig.yml
 
+  - role: openshift/object
+    app: mdapi
+    file: storage.yml
+    objectname: storage.yml
+
   - role: openshift/object
     app: nuancier
     template: configmap.yml
diff --git a/roles/openshift-apps/nuancier/files/deploymentconfig.yml b/roles/openshift-apps/nuancier/files/deploymentconfig.yml
index cc3f64819b..bf325215e4 100644
--- a/roles/openshift-apps/nuancier/files/deploymentconfig.yml
+++ b/roles/openshift-apps/nuancier/files/deploymentconfig.yml
@@ -40,6 +40,8 @@ spec:
         - name: config-volume
           mountPath: /opt/app-root/config/
           readOnly: true
+        - name: data-volume
+          mountPath: /var/cache/nuancier/
         readinessProbe:
           timeoutSeconds: 1
           initialDelaySeconds: 5
@@ -56,6 +58,9 @@ spec:
       - name: config-volume
         configMap:
           name: nuancier-configmap
+      - name: data-volume
+        persistentVolumeClaim:
+            claimName: nuancier-storage
 
   triggers:
   - type: ConfigChange
diff --git a/roles/openshift-apps/nuancier/files/storage.yml b/roles/openshift-apps/nuancier/files/storage.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..bebc512f41
--- /dev/null
+++ b/roles/openshift-apps/nuancier/files/storage.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+apiVersion: v1
+kind: PersistentVolumeClaim
+metadata:
+  name: nuancier-storage
+spec:
+  accessModes:
+    - ReadWriteMany
+  resources:
+    requests:
+      storage: 20Gi
+  storageClassName: ""