diff --git a/roles/ansible-ansible-openshift-ansible/templates/cluster-inventory.j2 b/roles/ansible-ansible-openshift-ansible/templates/cluster-inventory.j2
index 97f2fb7789..620cea2214 100644
--- a/roles/ansible-ansible-openshift-ansible/templates/cluster-inventory.j2
+++ b/roles/ansible-ansible-openshift-ansible/templates/cluster-inventory.j2
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ ansible_ssh_user=root
 debug_level=2
 deployment_type=origin
 openshift_release={{ openshift_release }}
+openshift_master_manage_htpasswd=false
 openshift_master_identity_providers=[{'name': 'htpasswd_auth', 'login': 'true', 'challenge': 'true', 'kind': 'HTPasswdPasswordIdentityProvider', 'filename': '{{ openshift_htpasswd_file }}'}]
 openshift_master_public_api_url={{ openshift_master_public_api_url }}