diff --git a/defaults/main.yml b/defaults/main.yml
index 73aece39..af8dd584 100644
--- a/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/defaults/main.yml
@@ -188,6 +188,7 @@ nova_novncproxy_vnc_keymap: en-us
 
 ## Nova metadata
 nova_metadata_proxy_enabled: True
+nova_metadata_host: "{{ internal_lb_vip_address }}"
 nova_metadata_port: 8775
 nova_metadata_program_name: nova-api-metadata
 
diff --git a/templates/nova.conf.j2 b/templates/nova.conf.j2
index 27ad165e..c11169d1 100644
--- a/templates/nova.conf.j2
+++ b/templates/nova.conf.j2
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ rpc_conn_pool_size = {{ nova_rpc_conn_pool_size }}
 rpc_response_timeout = {{ nova_rpc_response_timeout }}
 
 # Metadata
-metadata_host = {{ internal_lb_vip_address }}
+metadata_host = {{ nova_metadata_host }}
 metadata_port = {{ nova_metadata_port }}
 metadata_workers = {{ nova_metadata_workers | default(api_threads) }}