diff --git a/ansible/roles/nova/templates/nova.conf.j2 b/ansible/roles/nova/templates/nova.conf.j2
index 473cf5baf6..51392a40b8 100644
--- a/ansible/roles/nova/templates/nova.conf.j2
+++ b/ansible/roles/nova/templates/nova.conf.j2
@@ -218,7 +218,11 @@ max_attempts = 10
 
 [placement]
 auth_type = password
+{% if orchestration_engine == 'KUBERNETES' %}
+auth_url = {{ keystone_admin_url }}
+{% else %}
 auth_url = {{ admin_protocol }}://{{ kolla_internal_fqdn }}:{{ keystone_admin_port }}
+{% endif %}
 username = {{ placement_keystone_user }}
 password = {{ placement_keystone_password }}
 user_domain_name = default