diff --git a/roles/openshift/object-delete/tasks/main.yml b/roles/openshift/object-delete/tasks/main.yml
index 3a29a01449..8173d2e46a 100644
--- a/roles/openshift/object-delete/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/openshift/object-delete/tasks/main.yml
@@ -1,2 +1,7 @@
+- name: Delete object file ({{tmpfile.path}})
+  file:
+    path=/etc/openshift_apps/{{app}}/{{objectname}}
+    state=absent
+
 - name: Call `oc delete` on the object
   shell: oc -n {{app}} delete {{objecttype}}/{{objectname}}