diff --git a/lib/ceilometer b/lib/ceilometer
index 76ab254d5f..50b353f9ae 100644
--- a/lib/ceilometer
+++ b/lib/ceilometer
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ CEILOMETER_DIR=$DEST/ceilometer
 CEILOMETER_CONF_DIR=/etc/ceilometer
 CEILOMETER_CONF=$CEILOMETER_CONF_DIR/ceilometer.conf
 CEILOMETER_API_LOG_DIR=/var/log/ceilometer-api
+CEILOMETER_AUTH_CACHE_DIR=${CEILOMETER_AUTH_CACHE_DIR:-/var/cache/ceilometer}
 
 # Support potential entry-points console scripts
 if [ -d $CEILOMETER_DIR/bin ] ; then
@@ -78,10 +79,19 @@ function configure_ceilometer() {
     iniset $CEILOMETER_CONF keystone_authtoken admin_user ceilometer
     iniset $CEILOMETER_CONF keystone_authtoken admin_password $SERVICE_PASSWORD
     iniset $CEILOMETER_CONF keystone_authtoken admin_tenant_name $SERVICE_TENANT_NAME
+    iniset $CEILOMETER_CONF keystone_authtoken signing_dir $CEILOMETER_AUTH_CACHE_DIR
 
     cleanup_ceilometer
 }
 
+# init_ceilometer() - Initialize etc.
+function init_ceilometer() {
+    # Create cache dir
+    sudo mkdir -p $CEILOMETER_AUTH_CACHE_DIR
+    sudo chown `whoami` $CEILOMETER_AUTH_CACHE_DIR
+    rm -f $CEILOMETER_AUTH_CACHE_DIR/*
+}
+
 # install_ceilometer() - Collect source and prepare
 function install_ceilometer() {
     git_clone $CEILOMETER_REPO $CEILOMETER_DIR $CEILOMETER_BRANCH
diff --git a/stack.sh b/stack.sh
index 9f734b9ef9..8b279c19bb 100755
--- a/stack.sh
+++ b/stack.sh
@@ -1219,6 +1219,7 @@ if is_service_enabled ceilometer; then
     echo_summary "Configuring Ceilometer"
     configure_ceilometer
     echo_summary "Starting Ceilometer"
+    init_ceilometer
     start_ceilometer
 fi