diff --git a/roles/openshift/project/templates/project.yml b/roles/openshift/project/templates/project.yml
index aef2ccd932..1af28adc75 100644
--- a/roles/openshift/project/templates/project.yml
+++ b/roles/openshift/project/templates/project.yml
@@ -4,7 +4,10 @@ metadata:
   annotations:
     openshift.io/description: "{{description}}"
     openshift.io/display-name: "{{app}}"
+{% if env == 'staging' %}
+{% else %}
   creationTimestamp: null
+{% endif %}
   name: "{{app}}"
 spec: {}
 status: {}