diff --git a/ansible/roles/ceilometer/templates/ceilometer.conf.j2 b/ansible/roles/ceilometer/templates/ceilometer.conf.j2
index ef3d88cc35..1a45158305 100644
--- a/ansible/roles/ceilometer/templates/ceilometer.conf.j2
+++ b/ansible/roles/ceilometer/templates/ceilometer.conf.j2
@@ -26,7 +26,6 @@ metering_connection = mysql+pymysql://{{ ceilometer_database_user }}:{{ ceilomet
 {% endif %}
 
 [keystone_authtoken]
-memcached_servers = {% for host in groups['memcached'] %}{{ hostvars[host]['ansible_' + hostvars[host]['api_interface']]['ipv4']['address'] }}:{{ memcached_port }}{% if not loop.last %},{% endif %}{% endfor %}
 auth_uri = {{ internal_protocol }}://{{ kolla_internal_fqdn }}:{{ keystone_public_port }}
 project_domain_name = Default
 project_name = service
@@ -36,6 +35,11 @@ password = {{ ceilometer_keystone_password }}
 auth_url = {{ admin_protocol }}://{{ kolla_internal_fqdn }}:{{ keystone_admin_port }}
 auth_type = password
 
+memcache_security_strategy = ENCRYPT
+memcache_secret_key = {{ memcache_secret_key }}
+memcached_servers = {% for host in groups['memcached'] %}{{ hostvars[host]['ansible_' + hostvars[host]['api_interface']]['ipv4']['address'] }}:{{ memcached_port }}{% if not loop.last %},{% endif %}{% endfor %}
+
+
 [notification]
 store_events = true