diff --git a/ansible/roles/ironic/templates/ironic-inspector.conf.j2 b/ansible/roles/ironic/templates/ironic-inspector.conf.j2
index fa88d71396..7675784efa 100644
--- a/ansible/roles/ironic/templates/ironic-inspector.conf.j2
+++ b/ansible/roles/ironic/templates/ironic-inspector.conf.j2
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 debug = {{ ironic_logging_debug }}
 log_dir = /var/log/kolla/ironic-inspector
 
-{% if not enable_keystone | bool %}
+{% if not ironic_enable_keystone_integration | bool %}
 auth_strategy = noauth
 {% endif %}
 listen_address = {{ api_interface_address }}
diff --git a/releasenotes/notes/fix-inspector-noauth-34fd5a2019591ce7.yaml b/releasenotes/notes/fix-inspector-noauth-34fd5a2019591ce7.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..bf12094cb0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/releasenotes/notes/fix-inspector-noauth-34fd5a2019591ce7.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+---
+fixes:
+  - |
+    Fixes an issue where Ironic Inspector could be configured without
+    authentication in a multi-region environment in a region without a local
+    Keystone service.