diff --git a/roles/openshift-apps/mdapi/templates/deployment.yml.j2 b/roles/openshift-apps/mdapi/templates/deployment.yml.j2
index 03286eb796..d94cc8185c 100644
--- a/roles/openshift-apps/mdapi/templates/deployment.yml.j2
+++ b/roles/openshift-apps/mdapi/templates/deployment.yml.j2
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@ metadata:
   labels:
     app: mdapi
     service: mdapi
+  annotations:
+    image.openshift.io/triggers: '[{"from":{"kind":"ImageStreamTag","name":"mdapi:latest"},"fieldPath":"spec.template.spec.containers[?(@.name==\"mdapi\")].image"}]'
 spec:
   replicas: 1
   selector:
@@ -18,8 +20,6 @@ spec:
       labels:
         app: mdapi
         service: mdapi
-      annotations:
-        image.openshift.io/triggers: '[{"from":{"kind":"ImageStreamTag","name":"mdapi:latest"},"fieldPath":"spec.template.spec.containers[?(@.name==\"mdapi\")].image"}]'
     spec:
       containers:
       - name: mdapi