diff --git a/roles/openshift-apps/bodhi/templates/buildconfig.yml b/roles/openshift-apps/bodhi/templates/buildconfig.yml
index 83c5bca041..40e0a90fed 100644
--- a/roles/openshift-apps/bodhi/templates/buildconfig.yml
+++ b/roles/openshift-apps/bodhi/templates/buildconfig.yml
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ items:
         RUN dnf install -y bodhi-server python2-gunicorn
         RUN mv /usr/share/bodhi/bodhi.wsgi /usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/bodhiwsgi.py
         EXPOSE 8080
+        ENV USER=openshift
         ENTRYPOINT gunicorn --bind 0.0.0.0:8080 --access-logfile=- bodhiwsgi
       type: Dockerfile
     strategy: