diff --git a/roles/openshift-apps/greenwave/templates/buildconfig.yml b/roles/openshift-apps/greenwave/templates/buildconfig.yml
index 16c404ac71..abeb147e33 100644
--- a/roles/openshift-apps/greenwave/templates/buildconfig.yml
+++ b/roles/openshift-apps/greenwave/templates/buildconfig.yml
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ spec:
       RUN ln -sf /etc/pki/fedmsg/crt/fedmsg-greenwave.crt /etc/pki/fedmsg/greenwave.crt
       # Make sure fedmsg can write its CRL.
       RUN chmod 777 /var/run/fedmsg/
+      ENV USER=openshift
       EXPOSE 8080
       ENTRYPOINT gunicorn --bind 0.0.0.0:8080 --access-logfile=- greenwave.wsgi:app
   strategy: