diff --git a/defaults/main.yml b/defaults/main.yml
index 1fbbd2eb..a04dbf07 100644
--- a/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/defaults/main.yml
@@ -79,6 +79,7 @@ ironic_service_in_ldap: False
 # Ironic image store information
 ironic_swift_image_container: glance_images
 ironic_swift_api_version: v1
+ironic_swift_url_endpoint_type: swift
 # The ironic swift auth account and swift endpoints will be generated using the
 #  known swift data as provided by swift stat. If you wish to set either of these
 #  items to something else define these variables.
diff --git a/templates/ironic.conf.j2 b/templates/ironic.conf.j2
index 082a4808..a6efd644 100644
--- a/templates/ironic.conf.j2
+++ b/templates/ironic.conf.j2
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ swift_container = {{ ironic_swift_image_container }}
 swift_endpoint_url = {{ ironic_swift_endpoint }}
 swift_account = {{ ironic_swift_auth_account }}
 swift_api_version = {{ ironic_swift_api_version }}
-temp_url_endpoint_type = swift
+temp_url_endpoint_type = {{ ironic_swift_url_endpoint_type }}
 {% endif %}
 
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