diff --git a/roles/openshift-apps/coreos-cincinnati/files/config-stub.yml b/roles/openshift-apps/coreos-cincinnati/files/config-stub.yml
index d6879656e3..5486f73e82 100644
--- a/roles/openshift-apps/coreos-cincinnati/files/config-stub.yml
+++ b/roles/openshift-apps/coreos-cincinnati/files/config-stub.yml
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@ data:
   config.json: |
     {
       "version": "target-version",
-      "metadata": {},
+      "metadata": {
+        "org.fedoraproject.coreos.scheme": "checksum"
+      },
       "payload": "dummy-digest"
     }