diff --git a/ansible/roles/monasca/tasks/config.yml b/ansible/roles/monasca/tasks/config.yml
index aa81463bfb..454452270e 100644
--- a/ansible/roles/monasca/tasks/config.yml
+++ b/ansible/roles/monasca/tasks/config.yml
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@
   become: true
   register: monasca_api_confs
   with_items:
-    - api-config.conf
+    - api.conf
     - api-config.ini
   when:
     - inventory_hostname in groups[service['group']]
diff --git a/ansible/roles/monasca/templates/monasca-api/api-config.conf.j2 b/ansible/roles/monasca/templates/monasca-api/api.conf.j2
similarity index 100%
rename from ansible/roles/monasca/templates/monasca-api/api-config.conf.j2
rename to ansible/roles/monasca/templates/monasca-api/api.conf.j2
diff --git a/ansible/roles/monasca/templates/monasca-api/monasca-api.json.j2 b/ansible/roles/monasca/templates/monasca-api/monasca-api.json.j2
index 66dcce588a..0ccd4b3b11 100644
--- a/ansible/roles/monasca/templates/monasca-api/monasca-api.json.j2
+++ b/ansible/roles/monasca/templates/monasca-api/monasca-api.json.j2
@@ -4,8 +4,8 @@
     "command": "/usr/sbin/{{ monasca_cmd }} -DFOREGROUND",
     "config_files": [
         {
-            "source": "{{ container_config_directory }}/api-config.conf",
-            "dest": "/etc/monasca/api-config.conf",
+            "source": "{{ container_config_directory }}/api.conf",
+            "dest": "/etc/monasca/api.conf",
             "owner": "monasca",
             "perm": "0600"
         },