diff --git a/nova/templates/bin/_ceph-secret-define.sh.tpl b/nova/templates/bin/_ceph-secret-define.sh.tpl
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..77d9e2d34c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/nova/templates/bin/_ceph-secret-define.sh.tpl
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+# Copyright 2017 The Openstack-Helm Authors.
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+#     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+
+set -ex
+# Wait for the libvirtd is up
+TIMEOUT=60
+while [[ ! -f /var/run/libvirtd.pid ]]; do
+    if [[ ${TIMEOUT} -gt 0 ]]; then
+        let TIMEOUT-=1
+        sleep 1
+    else
+        exit 1
+    fi
+done
+
+cat > /tmp/secret.xml <<EOF
+<secret ephemeral='no' private='no'>
+  <uuid>{{ .Values.ceph.secret_uuid }}</uuid>
+  <usage type='ceph'>
+    <name>client.{{ .Values.ceph.cinder_user }} secret</name>
+  </usage>
+</secret>
+EOF
+
+virsh secret-define --file /tmp/secret.xml
+virsh secret-set-value --secret {{ .Values.ceph.secret_uuid }} --base64 {{ .Values.ceph.cinder_keyring }}
+
+rm /tmp/secret.xml
diff --git a/nova/templates/bin/_libvirt.sh.tpl b/nova/templates/bin/_libvirt.sh.tpl
index aec2646983..00c54919ff 100644
--- a/nova/templates/bin/_libvirt.sh.tpl
+++ b/nova/templates/bin/_libvirt.sh.tpl
@@ -28,23 +28,4 @@ if [[ -c /dev/kvm ]]; then
     chown root:kvm /dev/kvm
 fi
 
-
-sleep 30
-
-{{- if .Values.ceph.enabled }}
-cat > /tmp/secret.xml <<EOF
-<secret ephemeral='no' private='no'>
-  <uuid>{{ .Values.ceph.secret_uuid }}</uuid>
-  <usage type='ceph'>
-    <name>client.{{ .Values.ceph.cinder_user }} secret</name>
-  </usage>
-</secret>
-EOF
-
-virsh secret-define --file /tmp/secret.xml
-virsh secret-set-value --secret {{ .Values.ceph.secret_uuid }} --base64 {{ .Values.ceph.cinder_keyring }}
-rm /tmp/secret.xml
-{{- end }}
-
-
 exec libvirtd -v --listen
diff --git a/nova/templates/configmap-bin.yaml b/nova/templates/configmap-bin.yaml
index e4fe90a05c..ff6469fb57 100644
--- a/nova/templates/configmap-bin.yaml
+++ b/nova/templates/configmap-bin.yaml
@@ -29,6 +29,10 @@ data:
 {{- include "helm-toolkit.scripts.keystone_user" . | indent 4 }}
   libvirt.sh: |
 {{ tuple "bin/_libvirt.sh.tpl" . | include "helm-toolkit.utils.template" | indent 4 }}
+{{- if .Values.ceph.enabled }}
+  ceph-secret-define.sh: |
+{{ tuple "bin/_ceph-secret-define.sh.tpl" . | include "helm-toolkit.template" | indent 4 }}
+{{- end }}
   bootstrap.sh: |
 {{ tuple "bin/_bootstrap.sh.tpl" . | include "helm-toolkit.utils.template" | indent 4 }}
   nova-api.sh: |
diff --git a/nova/templates/daemonset-libvirt.yaml b/nova/templates/daemonset-libvirt.yaml
index 5b66b06cd9..da4ce749bf 100644
--- a/nova/templates/daemonset-libvirt.yaml
+++ b/nova/templates/daemonset-libvirt.yaml
@@ -43,6 +43,14 @@ spec:
         - name: nova-libvirt
           image: {{ .Values.images.libvirt }}
           imagePullPolicy: {{ .Values.images.pull_policy }}
+          {{- if .Values.ceph.enabled }}
+          lifecycle:
+            postStart:
+              exec:
+                command:
+                  - bash
+                  - /tmp/ceph-secret-define.sh
+          {{- end }}
           {{- if .Values.resources.enabled }}
           resources:
             requests:
@@ -104,6 +112,10 @@ spec:
               mountPath: /etc/ceph/ceph.client.keyring
               subPath: ceph.client.keyring
               readOnly: true
+            - name: nova-bin
+              mountPath: /tmp/ceph-secret-define.sh
+              subPath: ceph-secret-define.sh
+              readOnly: true
             {{- end }}
 {{ if $mounts_nova_libvirt.volumeMounts }}{{ toYaml $mounts_nova_libvirt.volumeMounts | indent 12 }}{{ end }}
       volumes: