diff --git a/roles/openshift/keytab/tasks/main.yml b/roles/openshift/keytab/tasks/main.yml
index 0c78213891..5f99be1970 100644
--- a/roles/openshift/keytab/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/openshift/keytab/tasks/main.yml
@@ -1,17 +1,10 @@
-- name: Create temporary file
-  tempfile: state=file
-  register: tmpfile
-
 - name: Acquire a keytab
   include_role:
     name: keytab/service
   vars:
-    kt_location: "{{ tmpfile.path }}"
+    kt_location: "/etc/openshift_apps/{{app}}/{{key}}.kt"
 
 - name: Call `oc secrets new` on the copied file
-  shell: oc -n {{app}} secrets new {{secret_name}} {{key}}={{tmpfile.path}}
+  shell: oc -n {{app}} secrets new {{secret_name}} {{key}}=/etc/openshift_apps/{{app}}/{{key}}.kt
   register: create_out
   failed_when: "create_out.rc != 0 and 'AlreadyExists' not in create_out.stderr"
-
-#- name: Delete temporary file
-#  file: path={{tmpfile.path}} state=absent
diff --git a/roles/openshift/object/tasks/main.yml b/roles/openshift/object/tasks/main.yml
index 2799275be1..8ef392ad8d 100644
--- a/roles/openshift/object/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/openshift/object/tasks/main.yml
@@ -1,21 +1,14 @@
-- name: Create temporary file
-  tempfile: state=file suffix=.yml
-  register: tmpfile
-
 - name: Copy template {{template}} to temporary file ({{tmpfile.path}})
-  template: src={{roles_path}}/openshift-apps/{{app}}/templates/{{template}} dest={{tmpfile.path}}
+  template: src={{roles_path}}/openshift-apps/{{app}}/templates/{{template}} dest=/etc/openshift_apps/{{app}}/{{objectname}}
   when: template is defined
 
 - name: Copy template {{template_fullpath}} to temporary file ({{tmpfile.path}})
-  template: src={{template_fullpath}} dest={{tmpfile.path}}
+  template: src={{template_fullpath}} dest=/etc/openshift_apps/{{app}}/{{objectname}}
   when: template_fullpath is defined and template is not defined
 
 - name: Copy file {{file}} to temporary file ({{tmpfile.path}})
-  copy: src={{roles_path}}/openshift-apps/{{app}}/files/{{file}} dest={{tmpfile.path}}
+  copy: src={{roles_path}}/openshift-apps/{{app}}/files/{{file}} dest=/etc/openshift_apps/{{app}}/{{objectname}}
   when: file is defined and template is not defined and template_fullpath is not defined
 
 - name: Call `oc apply` on the copied file
-  shell: oc -n {{app}} apply -f {{tmpfile.path}}
-
-- name: Delete temporary file
-  file: path={{tmpfile.path}} state=absent
+  shell: oc -n {{app}} apply -f /etc/openshift_apps/{{app}}/{{objectname}}
diff --git a/roles/openshift/project/tasks/main.yml b/roles/openshift/project/tasks/main.yml
index f9fddca6c0..2295bf11c4 100644
--- a/roles/openshift/project/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/openshift/project/tasks/main.yml
@@ -1,4 +1,13 @@
 ---
+- name: Create project directory
+  file:
+    path: /etc/openshift_apps/{{app}}
+    state: directory
+    owner: root
+    group: root
+    mode: 0750
+    recurse: yes
+
 - name: Determine if project already exists
   command: oc get project {{app}}
   register: project_exists
@@ -10,34 +19,40 @@
   include_role:
     name: openshift/object
   vars:
+    objectname: project.yml
     template_fullpath: "{{roles_path}}/openshift/project/templates/project.yml"
 
 - name: deployer.yml
   include_role:
     name: openshift/object
   vars:
+    objectname: deployer.yml
     template_fullpath: "{{roles_path}}/openshift/project/templates/deployer.yml"
 
 - name: imagebuilder.yml
   include_role:
     name: openshift/object
   vars:
+    objectname: imagebuilder.yml
     template_fullpath: "{{roles_path}}/openshift/project/templates/imagebuilder.yml"
 
 - name: imagepuller.yml
   include_role:
     name: openshift/object
   vars:
+    objectname: imagepuller.yml
     template_fullpath: "{{roles_path}}/openshift/project/templates/imagepuller.yml"
 
 - name: role-appowners.yml
   include_role:
     name: openshift/object
   vars:
+    objectname: role-appowners.yml
     template_fullpath: "{{roles_path}}/openshift/project/templates/role-appowners.yml"
 
 - name: appowners.yml
   include_role:
     name: openshift/object
   vars:
+    objectname: appowners.yml
     template_fullpath: "{{roles_path}}/openshift/project/templates/appowners.yml"
diff --git a/roles/openshift/secret-file/tasks/main.yml b/roles/openshift/secret-file/tasks/main.yml
index e6623f402f..ed0a3feb49 100644
--- a/roles/openshift/secret-file/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/openshift/secret-file/tasks/main.yml
@@ -1,23 +1,16 @@
-- name: Create temporary file
-  tempfile: state=file
-  register: tmpfile
-
 - name: Copy template {{template}} to temporary file ({{tmpfile.path}})
-  template: src={{roles_path}}/openshift-apps/{{app}}/templates/{{template}} dest={{tmpfile.path}}
+  template: src={{roles_path}}/openshift-apps/{{app}}/templates/{{template}} /etc/openshift_apps/{{app}}/{{key}}
   when: template is defined
 
 - name: Copy file {{file}} to temporary file ({{tmpfile.path}})
-  copy: src={{roles_path}}/openshift-apps/{{app}}/files/{{file}} dest={{tmpfile.path}}
+  copy: src={{roles_path}}/openshift-apps/{{app}}/files/{{file}} dest=/etc/openshift_apps/{{app}}/{{key}}
   when: file is defined
 
 - name: Copy private file {{privatefile}} to temporary file ({{tmpfile.path}})
-  copy: src={{private}}/files/{{privatefile}} dest={{tmpfile.path}}
+  copy: src={{private}}/files/{{privatefile}} /etc/openshift_apps/{{app}}/{{key}}
   when: privatefile is defined
 
 - name: Call `oc secrets new` on the copied file
-  shell: oc -n {{app}} secrets new {{secret_name}} {{key}}={{tmpfile.path}}
+  shell: oc -n {{app}} secrets new {{secret_name}} {{key}}=/etc/openshift_apps/{{app}}/{{key}}
   register: create_out
   failed_when: "create_out.rc != 0 and 'AlreadyExists' not in create_out.stderr"
-
-- name: Delete temporary file
-  file: path={{tmpfile.path}} state=absent