diff --git a/ansible/roles/neutron/templates/metadata_agent.ini.j2 b/ansible/roles/neutron/templates/metadata_agent.ini.j2
index 79f6aa2305..b9b1548eb5 100644
--- a/ansible/roles/neutron/templates/metadata_agent.ini.j2
+++ b/ansible/roles/neutron/templates/metadata_agent.ini.j2
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # metadata_agent.ini
 [DEFAULT]
-nova_metadata_ip = {% if orchestration_engine == 'KUBERNETES' %}nova-metadata{% else %}{{ kolla_internal_fqdn }}{% endif %}
+nova_metadata_host = {% if orchestration_engine == 'KUBERNETES' %}nova-metadata{% else %}{{ kolla_internal_fqdn }}{% endif %}
 
 nova_metadata_port = {{ nova_metadata_port }}
 metadata_proxy_shared_secret = {{ metadata_secret }}