diff --git a/config/dependencies/quickstart.yaml b/config/dependencies/quickstart.yaml
index abf5599e..e04bfeae 100644
--- a/config/dependencies/quickstart.yaml
+++ b/config/dependencies/quickstart.yaml
@@ -43,6 +43,8 @@ spec:
       containers:
         - command:
             - etcd
+            - --data-dir # use data directory under /tmp for read/write access by non-root user on OpenShift
+            - /tmp/etcd.data
             - --listen-client-urls
             - http://0.0.0.0:2379
             - --advertise-client-urls