diff --git a/ansible/roles/common/templates/admin-openrc.sh.j2 b/ansible/roles/common/templates/admin-openrc.sh.j2
index ef3890043e..955047c861 100644
--- a/ansible/roles/common/templates/admin-openrc.sh.j2
+++ b/ansible/roles/common/templates/admin-openrc.sh.j2
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ export OS_TENANT_NAME=admin
 export OS_USERNAME=admin
 export OS_PASSWORD={{ keystone_admin_password }}
 export OS_AUTH_URL={{ admin_protocol }}://{{ kolla_internal_fqdn }}:{{ keystone_admin_port }}/v3
+export OS_INTERFACE=internal
 export OS_IDENTITY_API_VERSION=3
 {% if kolla_enable_tls_external | bool and kolla_external_fqdn_cacert %}
 export OS_CACERT={{ kolla_external_fqdn_cacert }}
diff --git a/ansible/roles/nova/tasks/simple_cell_setup.yml b/ansible/roles/nova/tasks/simple_cell_setup.yml
index 30c5e70d17..cc631e8a4c 100644
--- a/ansible/roles/nova/tasks/simple_cell_setup.yml
+++ b/ansible/roles/nova/tasks/simple_cell_setup.yml
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 - name: Waiting for nova-compute service up
   command: >
     docker exec kolla_toolbox openstack
+    --os-interface internal
     --os-auth-url {{ admin_protocol }}://{{ kolla_internal_fqdn }}:{{ keystone_admin_port }}/v3
     --os-identity-api-version 3
     --os-project-domain-name default