diff --git a/playbooks/include/proxies-reverseproxy.yml b/playbooks/include/proxies-reverseproxy.yml
index bc837bb2c7..02008b6e85 100644
--- a/playbooks/include/proxies-reverseproxy.yml
+++ b/playbooks/include/proxies-reverseproxy.yml
@@ -923,6 +923,7 @@
     targettype: openshift
     ocp4: true
     keephost: true
+    http_not_https_yes_this_is_insecure_and_i_feel_bad: true
     tags:
     - flatpak-cache.stg.fedoraproject.org
     when: env == "staging"
diff --git a/playbooks/openshift-apps/flatpak-cache.yml b/playbooks/openshift-apps/flatpak-cache.yml
index 1859d23e06..df65c8c98c 100644
--- a/playbooks/openshift-apps/flatpak-cache.yml
+++ b/playbooks/openshift-apps/flatpak-cache.yml
@@ -75,15 +75,10 @@
       annotations:
         haproxy.router.openshift.io/timeout: 5m
 
-    - role: openshift/route
+    - role: openshift/object
       app: flatpak-cache
-      routename: web-direct
-      host: "flatpak-cache{{ env_suffix }}.fedoraproject.org"
-      servicename: flatpak-cache
-      serviceport: web
-      termination_passthrough: true
-      annotations:
-        haproxy.router.openshift.io/timeout: 5m
+      file: route.yml
+      objectname: route.yml
 
     - role: openshift/object
       app: flatpak-cache
diff --git a/roles/openshift-apps/flatpak-cache/files/route.yml b/roles/openshift-apps/flatpak-cache/files/route.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..5f2ed02d56
--- /dev/null
+++ b/roles/openshift-apps/flatpak-cache/files/route.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+apiVersion: route.openshift.io/v1
+kind: Route
+metadata:
+  annotations:
+    haproxy.router.openshift.io/timeout: 5m
+  labels:
+    app: flatpak-cache
+  name: web-direct
+  namespace: flatpak-cache
+spec:
+  host: flatpak-cache.stg.fedoraproject.org
+  port:
+    targetPort: web
+  to:
+    kind: Service
+    name: flatpak-cache