diff --git a/playbooks/openshift-apps/cloud-image-uploader.yml b/playbooks/openshift-apps/cloud-image-uploader.yml
index ab080eb3e1..5713177247 100644
--- a/playbooks/openshift-apps/cloud-image-uploader.yml
+++ b/playbooks/openshift-apps/cloud-image-uploader.yml
@@ -36,12 +36,12 @@
 
   - role: openshift/object
     object_app: cloud-image-uploader
-    object_template: buildconfig.yml
+    object_template: buildconfig.yml.j2
     object_objectname: buildconfig.yml
 
   - role: openshift/object
     object_app: cloud-image-uploader
-    object_template: configmap.yml
+    object_template: configmap.yml.j2
     object_objectname: configmap.yml
     vars:
       azure_image_regions:
@@ -108,17 +108,17 @@
 
   - role: openshift/object
     object_app: cloud-image-uploader
-    object_template: secret.yml
+    object_template: secret.yml.j2
     object_objectname: secret.yml
 
   - role: openshift/object
     object_app: cloud-image-uploader
-    object_template: aws-secrets.yml
+    object_template: aws-secrets.yml.j2
     object_objectname: aws-secrets.yml
 
   - role: openshift/object
     object_app: cloud-image-uploader
-    object_template: container-secrets.yml
+    object_template: container-secrets.yml.j2
     object_objectname: container-secrets.yml
 
   - role: openshift/start-build
@@ -131,5 +131,5 @@
 
   - role: openshift/object
     object_app: cloud-image-uploader
-    object_template: deployment.yml
+    object_template: deployment.yml.j2
     object_objectname: deployment.yml
diff --git a/roles/openshift-apps/cloud-image-uploader/templates/aws-secrets.yml b/roles/openshift-apps/cloud-image-uploader/templates/aws-secrets.yml.j2
similarity index 100%
rename from roles/openshift-apps/cloud-image-uploader/templates/aws-secrets.yml
rename to roles/openshift-apps/cloud-image-uploader/templates/aws-secrets.yml.j2
diff --git a/roles/openshift-apps/cloud-image-uploader/templates/buildconfig.yml b/roles/openshift-apps/cloud-image-uploader/templates/buildconfig.yml.j2
similarity index 100%
rename from roles/openshift-apps/cloud-image-uploader/templates/buildconfig.yml
rename to roles/openshift-apps/cloud-image-uploader/templates/buildconfig.yml.j2
diff --git a/roles/openshift-apps/cloud-image-uploader/templates/configmap.yml b/roles/openshift-apps/cloud-image-uploader/templates/configmap.yml.j2
similarity index 100%
rename from roles/openshift-apps/cloud-image-uploader/templates/configmap.yml
rename to roles/openshift-apps/cloud-image-uploader/templates/configmap.yml.j2
diff --git a/roles/openshift-apps/cloud-image-uploader/templates/container-secrets.yml b/roles/openshift-apps/cloud-image-uploader/templates/container-secrets.yml.j2
similarity index 100%
rename from roles/openshift-apps/cloud-image-uploader/templates/container-secrets.yml
rename to roles/openshift-apps/cloud-image-uploader/templates/container-secrets.yml.j2
diff --git a/roles/openshift-apps/cloud-image-uploader/templates/deployment.yml b/roles/openshift-apps/cloud-image-uploader/templates/deployment.yml.j2
similarity index 100%
rename from roles/openshift-apps/cloud-image-uploader/templates/deployment.yml
rename to roles/openshift-apps/cloud-image-uploader/templates/deployment.yml.j2
diff --git a/roles/openshift-apps/cloud-image-uploader/templates/secret.yml b/roles/openshift-apps/cloud-image-uploader/templates/secret.yml.j2
similarity index 100%
rename from roles/openshift-apps/cloud-image-uploader/templates/secret.yml
rename to roles/openshift-apps/cloud-image-uploader/templates/secret.yml.j2