diff --git a/barbican/templates/configmap-etc.yaml b/barbican/templates/configmap-etc.yaml
index 9688041cf9..881775feeb 100644
--- a/barbican/templates/configmap-etc.yaml
+++ b/barbican/templates/configmap-etc.yaml
@@ -66,8 +66,12 @@ limitations under the License.
 {{- tuple "key_manager" "public" "api" . | include "helm-toolkit.endpoints.keystone_endpoint_uri_lookup" | trimSuffix $barbicanPath | set .Values.conf.barbican.DEFAULT "host_href" | quote | trunc 0 -}}
 {{- end -}}
 
+{{- if empty .Values.conf.barbican.barbican_api.bind_port -}}
+{{- tuple "key_manager" "internal" "api" . | include "helm-toolkit.endpoints.endpoint_port_lookup" | set .Values.conf.barbican.barbican_api "bind_port" | quote | trunc 0 -}}
+{{- end -}}
+
 {{- if empty .Values.conf.barbican_api.uwsgi.socket -}}
-{{- printf ":%1.f" .Values.conf.barbican.barbican_api.bind_port | set .Values.conf.barbican_api.uwsgi "socket" | quote | trunc 0 -}}
+{{- printf ":%s" ( tuple "key_manager" "internal" "api" . | include "helm-toolkit.endpoints.endpoint_port_lookup" ) | set .Values.conf.barbican_api.uwsgi "socket" | quote | trunc 0 -}}
 {{- end -}}
 
 ---
diff --git a/barbican/templates/deployment-api.yaml b/barbican/templates/deployment-api.yaml
index 27cb680443..fbcfcce069 100644
--- a/barbican/templates/deployment-api.yaml
+++ b/barbican/templates/deployment-api.yaml
@@ -63,10 +63,11 @@ spec:
                   - /tmp/barbican.sh
                   - stop
           ports:
-            - containerPort: {{ .Values.conf.barbican.barbican_api.bind_port }}
+            - name: b-api
+              containerPort: {{ tuple "key_manager" "internal" "api" . | include "helm-toolkit.endpoints.endpoint_port_lookup" }}
           readinessProbe:
             tcpSocket:
-              port: {{ .Values.conf.barbican.barbican_api.bind_port }}
+              port: {{ tuple "key_manager" "internal" "api" . | include "helm-toolkit.endpoints.endpoint_port_lookup" }}
           volumeMounts:
             - name: etcbarbican
               mountPath: /etc/barbican
diff --git a/barbican/templates/service-api.yaml b/barbican/templates/service-api.yaml
index 2bdebdd4f3..7c79810a7e 100644
--- a/barbican/templates/service-api.yaml
+++ b/barbican/templates/service-api.yaml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ metadata:
 spec:
   ports:
   - name: b-api
-    port: {{ .Values.conf.barbican.barbican_api.bind_port }}
+    port: {{ tuple "key-manager" "internal" "api" . | include "helm-toolkit.endpoints.endpoint_port_lookup" }}
     {{ if .Values.network.api.node_port.enabled }}
     nodePort: {{ .Values.network.api.node_port.port }}
     {{ end }}
diff --git a/barbican/values.yaml b/barbican/values.yaml
index 0fe9fdc889..8d1a5271b4 100644
--- a/barbican/values.yaml
+++ b/barbican/values.yaml
@@ -392,7 +392,9 @@ conf:
     database:
       max_retries: -1
     barbican_api:
-      bind_port: 9311
+      #NOTE(portdirect): the bind port should not be defined, and is manipulated
+      # via the endpoints section.
+      bind_port: null
 
 # Names of secrets used by bootstrap and environmental checks
 secrets: