diff --git a/roles/openshift-apps/message-tagging-service/vars/main.yml b/roles/openshift-apps/message-tagging-service/vars/main.yml
index 1dccb7af0a..82cbf9ed87 100644
--- a/roles/openshift-apps/message-tagging-service/vars/main.yml
+++ b/roles/openshift-apps/message-tagging-service/vars/main.yml
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+app: message-tagging-service
 app_name: message-tagging-service
 description: message-tagging-service
 appowners: