diff --git a/pkg/oc/cli/secrets/dockercfg.go b/pkg/oc/cli/secrets/dockercfg.go
index 7b086a4ac257..7a40a295b1a7 100644
--- a/pkg/oc/cli/secrets/dockercfg.go
+++ b/pkg/oc/cli/secrets/dockercfg.go
@@ -125,7 +125,9 @@ func (o CreateDockerConfigOptions) NewDockerSecret() (*api.Secret, error) {
 		Email:    o.EmailAddress,
 	}
 
-	dockerCfg := map[string]credentialprovider.DockerConfigEntry{o.RegistryLocation: dockercfgAuth}
+	dockerCfg := credentialprovider.DockerConfigJson{
+		Auths: map[string]credentialprovider.DockerConfigEntry{o.RegistryLocation: dockercfgAuth},
+	}
 
 	dockercfgContent, err := json.Marshal(dockerCfg)
 	if err != nil {