diff --git a/openshift/templates/nodejs-mongodb.json b/openshift/templates/nodejs-mongodb.json
index b3afae4..0fcc540 100644
--- a/openshift/templates/nodejs-mongodb.json
+++ b/openshift/templates/nodejs-mongodb.json
@@ -17,7 +17,8 @@
   },
   "message": "The following service(s) have been created in your project: ${NAME}, ${DATABASE_SERVICE_NAME}.\n\nFor more information about using this template, including OpenShift considerations, see https://github.com/openshift/nodejs-ex/blob/master/README.md.",
   "labels": {
-    "template": "nodejs-mongodb-example"
+      "template": "nodejs-mongodb-example",
+      "app": "nodejs-mongodb-example"
   },
   "objects": [
     {
diff --git a/openshift/templates/nodejs.json b/openshift/templates/nodejs.json
index 8da9851..d33f6a2 100644
--- a/openshift/templates/nodejs.json
+++ b/openshift/templates/nodejs.json
@@ -17,7 +17,8 @@
   },
   "message": "The following service(s) have been created in your project: ${NAME}.\n\nFor more information about using this template, including OpenShift considerations, see https://github.com/openshift/nodejs-ex/blob/master/README.md.",
   "labels": {
-    "template": "nodejs-example"
+      "template": "nodejs-example",
+      "app": "nodejs-example"
   },
   "objects": [
     {