diff --git a/ansible/roles/keystone/templates/keystone-fernet.json.j2 b/ansible/roles/keystone/templates/keystone-fernet.json.j2
index 05fa9cda53..10890eb7e6 100644
--- a/ansible/roles/keystone/templates/keystone-fernet.json.j2
+++ b/ansible/roles/keystone/templates/keystone-fernet.json.j2
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 {% set cron_cmd = 'cron -f' if kolla_base_distro in ['ubuntu', 'debian'] else 'crond -s -n' %}
-{% set cron_path = '/var/spool/cron/crontabs/root/fernet-cron' if kolla_base_distro in ['ubuntu', 'debian'] else '/var/spool/cron/root' %}
+{% set cron_path = '/var/spool/cron/crontabs/root' if kolla_base_distro in ['ubuntu', 'debian'] else '/var/spool/cron/root' %}
 {
     "command": "{{ cron_cmd }}",
     "config_files": [{
diff --git a/releasenotes/notes/bug-1898765-73881932a2ef1d32.yaml b/releasenotes/notes/bug-1898765-73881932a2ef1d32.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..ba8d3aebe2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/releasenotes/notes/bug-1898765-73881932a2ef1d32.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+---
+fixes:
+  - |
+    Fixed invalid fernet cron file path on Debian/Ubuntu from
+    ``/var/spool/cron/crontabs/root/fernet-cron`` to
+    ``/var/spool/cron/crontabs/root``.
+    `LP#1898765 <https://bugs.launchpad.net/kolla-ansible/+bug/1898765>`__