diff --git a/ansible/roles/designate/templates/designate.conf.j2 b/ansible/roles/designate/templates/designate.conf.j2
index 402c4de5f8..cc3c1999a3 100644
--- a/ansible/roles/designate/templates/designate.conf.j2
+++ b/ansible/roles/designate/templates/designate.conf.j2
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ default_pool_id = {{ designate_pool_id }}
 workers = {{ openstack_service_workers }}
 
 [service:api]
-listen = {{ hostvars[inventory_hostname]['ansible_' + dns_interface]['ipv4']['address'] }}:{{ designate_api_port }}
+listen = {{ api_interface_address }}:{{ designate_api_port }}
 api_base_uri = {{ internal_protocol }}://{{ kolla_internal_fqdn }}:{{ designate_api_port }}
 enabled_extensions_v2 = 'quotas, reports'
 workers = {{ openstack_service_workers }}