diff --git a/devops/dockerfiles/origin-notifications b/devops/dockerfiles/origin-notifications
index 669f0edae022..13c1d48e4048 100644
--- a/devops/dockerfiles/origin-notifications
+++ b/devops/dockerfiles/origin-notifications
@@ -12,6 +12,9 @@ RUN mv envkey-source /usr/local/bin
 
 COPY ./infra/notifications /app
 
+# identity required for the db model
+COPY ./infra/identity /app
+
 RUN npm install --loglevel notice
 
 CMD eval $(envkey-source) && \