diff --git a/cinder/templates/configmap-etc.yaml b/cinder/templates/configmap-etc.yaml
index 08a1b03d13..24b5ad6a5b 100644
--- a/cinder/templates/configmap-etc.yaml
+++ b/cinder/templates/configmap-etc.yaml
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ data:
   api-paste.ini: |+
 {{- tuple .Values.conf.paste "etc/_api-paste.ini.tpl" . | include "helm-toolkit.utils.configmap_templater" }}
   policy.json: |+
-{{- tuple .Values.conf.policy "etc/_policy.json.tpl" . | include "helm-toolkit.utils.configmap_templater" }}
+{{  toJson .Values.conf.policy | indent 4 }}
   cinder_sudoers: |+
 {{- tuple .Values.conf.neutron_sudoers "etc/_cinder_sudoers.tpl" . | include "helm-toolkit.utils.configmap_templater" }}
   rootwrap.conf: |+
diff --git a/cinder/templates/etc/_policy.json.tpl b/cinder/templates/etc/_policy.json.tpl
deleted file mode 100644
index 8818372051..0000000000
--- a/cinder/templates/etc/_policy.json.tpl
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,138 +0,0 @@
-{
-    "context_is_admin": "role:admin",
-    "admin_or_owner":  "is_admin:True or project_id:%(project_id)s",
-    "default": "rule:admin_or_owner",
-
-    "admin_api": "is_admin:True",
-
-    "volume:create": "",
-    "volume:delete": "rule:admin_or_owner",
-    "volume:get": "rule:admin_or_owner",
-    "volume:get_all": "rule:admin_or_owner",
-    "volume:get_volume_metadata": "rule:admin_or_owner",
-    "volume:create_volume_metadata": "rule:admin_or_owner",
-    "volume:delete_volume_metadata": "rule:admin_or_owner",
-    "volume:update_volume_metadata": "rule:admin_or_owner",
-    "volume:get_volume_admin_metadata": "rule:admin_api",
-    "volume:update_volume_admin_metadata": "rule:admin_api",
-    "volume:get_snapshot": "rule:admin_or_owner",
-    "volume:get_all_snapshots": "rule:admin_or_owner",
-    "volume:create_snapshot": "rule:admin_or_owner",
-    "volume:delete_snapshot": "rule:admin_or_owner",
-    "volume:update_snapshot": "rule:admin_or_owner",
-    "volume:get_snapshot_metadata": "rule:admin_or_owner",
-    "volume:delete_snapshot_metadata": "rule:admin_or_owner",
-    "volume:update_snapshot_metadata": "rule:admin_or_owner",
-    "volume:extend": "rule:admin_or_owner",
-    "volume:update_readonly_flag": "rule:admin_or_owner",
-    "volume:retype": "rule:admin_or_owner",
-    "volume:update": "rule:admin_or_owner",
-
-    "volume_extension:types_manage": "rule:admin_api",
-    "volume_extension:types_extra_specs": "rule:admin_api",
-    "volume_extension:access_types_qos_specs_id": "rule:admin_api",
-    "volume_extension:access_types_extra_specs": "rule:admin_api",
-    "volume_extension:volume_type_access": "rule:admin_or_owner",
-    "volume_extension:volume_type_access:addProjectAccess": "rule:admin_api",
-    "volume_extension:volume_type_access:removeProjectAccess": "rule:admin_api",
-    "volume_extension:volume_type_encryption": "rule:admin_api",
-    "volume_extension:volume_encryption_metadata": "rule:admin_or_owner",
-    "volume_extension:extended_snapshot_attributes": "rule:admin_or_owner",
-    "volume_extension:volume_image_metadata": "rule:admin_or_owner",
-
-    "volume_extension:quotas:show": "",
-    "volume_extension:quotas:update": "rule:admin_api",
-    "volume_extension:quotas:delete": "rule:admin_api",
-    "volume_extension:quota_classes": "rule:admin_api",
-    "volume_extension:quota_classes:validate_setup_for_nested_quota_use": "rule:admin_api",
-
-    "volume_extension:volume_admin_actions:reset_status": "rule:admin_api",
-    "volume_extension:snapshot_admin_actions:reset_status": "rule:admin_api",
-    "volume_extension:backup_admin_actions:reset_status": "rule:admin_api",
-    "volume_extension:volume_admin_actions:force_delete": "rule:admin_api",
-    "volume_extension:volume_admin_actions:force_detach": "rule:admin_api",
-    "volume_extension:snapshot_admin_actions:force_delete": "rule:admin_api",
-    "volume_extension:backup_admin_actions:force_delete": "rule:admin_api",
-    "volume_extension:volume_admin_actions:migrate_volume": "rule:admin_api",
-    "volume_extension:volume_admin_actions:migrate_volume_completion": "rule:admin_api",
-
-    "volume_extension:volume_actions:upload_public": "rule:admin_api",
-    "volume_extension:volume_actions:upload_image": "rule:admin_or_owner",
-
-    "volume_extension:volume_host_attribute": "rule:admin_api",
-    "volume_extension:volume_tenant_attribute": "rule:admin_or_owner",
-    "volume_extension:volume_mig_status_attribute": "rule:admin_api",
-    "volume_extension:hosts": "rule:admin_api",
-    "volume_extension:services:index": "rule:admin_api",
-    "volume_extension:services:update" : "rule:admin_api",
-
-    "volume_extension:volume_manage": "rule:admin_api",
-    "volume_extension:volume_unmanage": "rule:admin_api",
-    "volume_extension:list_manageable": "rule:admin_api",
-
-    "volume_extension:capabilities": "rule:admin_api",
-
-    "volume:create_transfer": "rule:admin_or_owner",
-    "volume:accept_transfer": "",
-    "volume:delete_transfer": "rule:admin_or_owner",
-    "volume:get_transfer": "rule:admin_or_owner",
-    "volume:get_all_transfers": "rule:admin_or_owner",
-
-    "volume_extension:replication:promote": "rule:admin_api",
-    "volume_extension:replication:reenable": "rule:admin_api",
-
-    "volume:failover_host": "rule:admin_api",
-    "volume:freeze_host": "rule:admin_api",
-    "volume:thaw_host": "rule:admin_api",
-
-    "backup:create" : "",
-    "backup:delete": "rule:admin_or_owner",
-    "backup:get": "rule:admin_or_owner",
-    "backup:get_all": "rule:admin_or_owner",
-    "backup:restore": "rule:admin_or_owner",
-    "backup:backup-import": "rule:admin_api",
-    "backup:backup-export": "rule:admin_api",
-    "backup:update": "rule:admin_or_owner",
-
-    "snapshot_extension:snapshot_actions:update_snapshot_status": "",
-    "snapshot_extension:snapshot_manage": "rule:admin_api",
-    "snapshot_extension:snapshot_unmanage": "rule:admin_api",
-    "snapshot_extension:list_manageable": "rule:admin_api",
-
-    "consistencygroup:create" : "group:nobody",
-    "consistencygroup:delete": "group:nobody",
-    "consistencygroup:update": "group:nobody",
-    "consistencygroup:get": "group:nobody",
-    "consistencygroup:get_all": "group:nobody",
-
-    "consistencygroup:create_cgsnapshot" : "group:nobody",
-    "consistencygroup:delete_cgsnapshot": "group:nobody",
-    "consistencygroup:get_cgsnapshot": "group:nobody",
-    "consistencygroup:get_all_cgsnapshots": "group:nobody",
-
-    "group:group_types_manage": "rule:admin_api",
-    "group:group_types_specs": "rule:admin_api",
-    "group:access_group_types_specs": "rule:admin_api",
-    "group:group_type_access": "rule:admin_or_owner",
-
-    "group:create" : "",
-    "group:delete": "rule:admin_or_owner",
-    "group:update": "rule:admin_or_owner",
-    "group:get": "rule:admin_or_owner",
-    "group:get_all": "rule:admin_or_owner",
-
-    "group:create_group_snapshot": "",
-    "group:delete_group_snapshot": "rule:admin_or_owner",
-    "group:update_group_snapshot": "rule:admin_or_owner",
-    "group:get_group_snapshot": "rule:admin_or_owner",
-    "group:get_all_group_snapshots": "rule:admin_or_owner",
-
-    "scheduler_extension:scheduler_stats:get_pools" : "rule:admin_api",
-    "message:delete": "rule:admin_or_owner",
-    "message:get": "rule:admin_or_owner",
-    "message:get_all": "rule:admin_or_owner",
-
-    "clusters:get": "rule:admin_api",
-    "clusters:get_all": "rule:admin_api",
-    "clusters:update": "rule:admin_api"
-}
diff --git a/cinder/values.yaml b/cinder/values.yaml
index a4fbddf564..a6f445a262 100644
--- a/cinder/values.yaml
+++ b/cinder/values.yaml
@@ -180,8 +180,121 @@ conf:
     override:
     append:
   policy:
-    override:
-    append:
+    context_is_admin: role:admin
+    admin_or_owner: is_admin:True or project_id:%(project_id)s
+    default: rule:admin_or_owner
+    admin_api: is_admin:True
+    volume:create: ''
+    volume:delete: rule:admin_or_owner
+    volume:get: rule:admin_or_owner
+    volume:get_all: rule:admin_or_owner
+    volume:get_volume_metadata: rule:admin_or_owner
+    volume:create_volume_metadata: rule:admin_or_owner
+    volume:delete_volume_metadata: rule:admin_or_owner
+    volume:update_volume_metadata: rule:admin_or_owner
+    volume:get_volume_admin_metadata: rule:admin_api
+    volume:update_volume_admin_metadata: rule:admin_api
+    volume:get_snapshot: rule:admin_or_owner
+    volume:get_all_snapshots: rule:admin_or_owner
+    volume:create_snapshot: rule:admin_or_owner
+    volume:delete_snapshot: rule:admin_or_owner
+    volume:update_snapshot: rule:admin_or_owner
+    volume:get_snapshot_metadata: rule:admin_or_owner
+    volume:delete_snapshot_metadata: rule:admin_or_owner
+    volume:update_snapshot_metadata: rule:admin_or_owner
+    volume:extend: rule:admin_or_owner
+    volume:update_readonly_flag: rule:admin_or_owner
+    volume:retype: rule:admin_or_owner
+    volume:update: rule:admin_or_owner
+    volume_extension:types_manage: rule:admin_api
+    volume_extension:types_extra_specs: rule:admin_api
+    volume_extension:access_types_qos_specs_id: rule:admin_api
+    volume_extension:access_types_extra_specs: rule:admin_api
+    volume_extension:volume_type_access: rule:admin_or_owner
+    volume_extension:volume_type_access:addProjectAccess: rule:admin_api
+    volume_extension:volume_type_access:removeProjectAccess: rule:admin_api
+    volume_extension:volume_type_encryption: rule:admin_api
+    volume_extension:volume_encryption_metadata: rule:admin_or_owner
+    volume_extension:extended_snapshot_attributes: rule:admin_or_owner
+    volume_extension:volume_image_metadata: rule:admin_or_owner
+    volume_extension:quotas:show: ''
+    volume_extension:quotas:update: rule:admin_api
+    volume_extension:quotas:delete: rule:admin_api
+    volume_extension:quota_classes: rule:admin_api
+    volume_extension:quota_classes:validate_setup_for_nested_quota_use: rule:admin_api
+    volume_extension:volume_admin_actions:reset_status: rule:admin_api
+    volume_extension:snapshot_admin_actions:reset_status: rule:admin_api
+    volume_extension:backup_admin_actions:reset_status: rule:admin_api
+    volume_extension:volume_admin_actions:force_delete: rule:admin_api
+    volume_extension:volume_admin_actions:force_detach: rule:admin_api
+    volume_extension:snapshot_admin_actions:force_delete: rule:admin_api
+    volume_extension:backup_admin_actions:force_delete: rule:admin_api
+    volume_extension:volume_admin_actions:migrate_volume: rule:admin_api
+    volume_extension:volume_admin_actions:migrate_volume_completion: rule:admin_api
+    volume_extension:volume_actions:upload_public: rule:admin_api
+    volume_extension:volume_actions:upload_image: rule:admin_or_owner
+    volume_extension:volume_host_attribute: rule:admin_api
+    volume_extension:volume_tenant_attribute: rule:admin_or_owner
+    volume_extension:volume_mig_status_attribute: rule:admin_api
+    volume_extension:hosts: rule:admin_api
+    volume_extension:services:index: rule:admin_api
+    volume_extension:services:update: rule:admin_api
+    volume_extension:volume_manage: rule:admin_api
+    volume_extension:volume_unmanage: rule:admin_api
+    volume_extension:list_manageable: rule:admin_api
+    volume_extension:capabilities: rule:admin_api
+    volume:create_transfer: rule:admin_or_owner
+    volume:accept_transfer: ''
+    volume:delete_transfer: rule:admin_or_owner
+    volume:get_transfer: rule:admin_or_owner
+    volume:get_all_transfers: rule:admin_or_owner
+    volume_extension:replication:promote: rule:admin_api
+    volume_extension:replication:reenable: rule:admin_api
+    volume:failover_host: rule:admin_api
+    volume:freeze_host: rule:admin_api
+    volume:thaw_host: rule:admin_api
+    backup:create: ''
+    backup:delete: rule:admin_or_owner
+    backup:get: rule:admin_or_owner
+    backup:get_all: rule:admin_or_owner
+    backup:restore: rule:admin_or_owner
+    backup:backup-import: rule:admin_api
+    backup:backup-export: rule:admin_api
+    backup:update: rule:admin_or_owner
+    snapshot_extension:snapshot_actions:update_snapshot_status: ''
+    snapshot_extension:snapshot_manage: rule:admin_api
+    snapshot_extension:snapshot_unmanage: rule:admin_api
+    snapshot_extension:list_manageable: rule:admin_api
+    consistencygroup:create: group:nobody
+    consistencygroup:delete: group:nobody
+    consistencygroup:update: group:nobody
+    consistencygroup:get: group:nobody
+    consistencygroup:get_all: group:nobody
+    consistencygroup:create_cgsnapshot: group:nobody
+    consistencygroup:delete_cgsnapshot: group:nobody
+    consistencygroup:get_cgsnapshot: group:nobody
+    consistencygroup:get_all_cgsnapshots: group:nobody
+    group:group_types_manage: rule:admin_api
+    group:group_types_specs: rule:admin_api
+    group:access_group_types_specs: rule:admin_api
+    group:group_type_access: rule:admin_or_owner
+    group:create: ''
+    group:delete: rule:admin_or_owner
+    group:update: rule:admin_or_owner
+    group:get: rule:admin_or_owner
+    group:get_all: rule:admin_or_owner
+    group:create_group_snapshot: ''
+    group:delete_group_snapshot: rule:admin_or_owner
+    group:update_group_snapshot: rule:admin_or_owner
+    group:get_group_snapshot: rule:admin_or_owner
+    group:get_all_group_snapshots: rule:admin_or_owner
+    scheduler_extension:scheduler_stats:get_pools: rule:admin_api
+    message:delete: rule:admin_or_owner
+    message:get: rule:admin_or_owner
+    message:get_all: rule:admin_or_owner
+    clusters:get: rule:admin_api
+    clusters:get_all: rule:admin_api
+    clusters:update: rule:admin_api
   cinder_sudoers:
     override:
     append: