diff --git a/ansible/install/roles/collectd-openstack/files/collectd_swift_stat.py b/ansible/install/roles/collectd-openstack/files/collectd_swift_stat.py
index 1a3e3ff22..aaaacb1ea 100644
--- a/ansible/install/roles/collectd-openstack/files/collectd_swift_stat.py
+++ b/ansible/install/roles/collectd-openstack/files/collectd_swift_stat.py
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ class CollectdSwiftStat(object):
         self.user = None
         self.password = None
         self.authurl = None
+        self.authversion = None
         self.project = None
         self.swift_conn = None
 
@@ -46,6 +47,8 @@ class CollectdSwiftStat(object):
                 self.password = val
             elif node.key == 'AuthURL':
                 self.authurl = val
+            elif node.key == 'AuthVersion':
+                self.authversion = val
             elif node.key == 'Project':
                 self.project = val
             else:
@@ -66,15 +69,18 @@ class CollectdSwiftStat(object):
         if not self.authurl:
             collectd.error('collectd-swift-stat: AuthURL Undefined')
             read_plugin = False
+        if not self.authversion:
+            collectd.error('collectd-swift-stat: AuthVersion Undefined')
+            read_plugin = False
         if not self.project:
             collectd.error('collectd-swift-stat: Project Undefined')
             read_plugin = False
 
         if read_plugin:
             collectd.info(
-                'swift_stat: Connecting with user={}, password={}, tenant={},'
-                ' auth_url={}'.format(
-                    self.user, self.password, self.project, self.authurl))
+                'swift_stat: Connecting with user={}, password={}, tenant={}, auth_url={},'
+                ' auth_version={}'.format(
+                    self.user, self.password, self.project, self.authurl, self.authversion))
 
             self.swift_conn = self.create_swift_session()
             collectd.register_read(self.read_swift_stat, self.interval)
@@ -108,7 +114,7 @@ class CollectdSwiftStat(object):
     def create_swift_session(self):
         return Connection(
             authurl=self.authurl, user=self.user, key=self.password,
-            tenant_name=self.project, auth_version='2.0')
+            tenant_name=self.project, auth_version=self.authversion)
 
 
 collectd_swift_stat = CollectdSwiftStat()
diff --git a/ansible/install/roles/collectd-openstack/tasks/main.yml b/ansible/install/roles/collectd-openstack/tasks/main.yml
index df730b539..82a73d043 100644
--- a/ansible/install/roles/collectd-openstack/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/ansible/install/roles/collectd-openstack/tasks/main.yml
@@ -291,6 +291,12 @@
   become: true
   when: "'controller' in group_names and swift_stat_controller_collectd_plugin == true and inventory_hostname == groups['controller'][0]"
 
+- name: Get Gnocchi Swift Auth Version
+  command: hiera -c /etc/puppet/hiera.yaml gnocchi::storage::swift::swift_auth_version
+  register: controller0_gnocchi_swift_authversion
+  become: true
+  when: "'controller' in group_names and swift_stat_controller_collectd_plugin == true and inventory_hostname == groups['controller'][0]"
+
 - name: Get Gnocchi Swift User
   shell: hiera -c /etc/puppet/hiera.yaml gnocchi::storage::swift::swift_user | sed 's/service://'
   register: controller0_gnocchi_swift_user
diff --git a/ansible/install/roles/collectd-openstack/templates/controller.collectd.conf.j2 b/ansible/install/roles/collectd-openstack/templates/controller.collectd.conf.j2
index 813c7e617..a85d0e32f 100644
--- a/ansible/install/roles/collectd-openstack/templates/controller.collectd.conf.j2
+++ b/ansible/install/roles/collectd-openstack/templates/controller.collectd.conf.j2
@@ -416,6 +416,7 @@ PreCacheChain "PreCache"
     Interval {{swift_stat_controller_collectd_interval}}
     Prefix "gnocchi"
     AuthURL "{{controller0_gnocchi_swift_authurl.stdout}}"
+    AuthVersion "{{controller0_gnocchi_swift_authversion.stdout}}"
     User "{{controller0_gnocchi_swift_user.stdout}}"
     Password "{{controller0_gnocchi_swift_auth_key.stdout}}"
     Project "service"