diff --git a/images/tests/Dockerfile.rhel b/images/tests/Dockerfile.rhel
index 0468b85c03a0..90e4c5361f45 100644
--- a/images/tests/Dockerfile.rhel
+++ b/images/tests/Dockerfile.rhel
@@ -9,7 +9,8 @@ FROM registry.svc.ci.openshift.org/ocp/4.0:cli
 COPY --from=builder /tmp/build/openshift-tests /usr/bin/
 RUN yum install --setopt=tsflags=nodocs -y git gzip util-linux && yum clean all && rm -rf /var/cache/yum/* && \
     git config --system user.name test && \
-    git config --system user.email test@test.com
+    git config --system user.email test@test.com && \
+    chmod g+w /etc/passwd
 LABEL io.k8s.display-name="OpenShift End-to-End Tests" \
       io.k8s.description="OpenShift is a platform for developing, building, and deploying containerized applications." \
       io.openshift.tags="openshift,tests,e2e"