diff --git a/ansible/roles/common/templates/admin-openrc.sh.j2 b/ansible/roles/common/templates/admin-openrc.sh.j2
index 0ae1e67464..e400db5fbd 100644
--- a/ansible/roles/common/templates/admin-openrc.sh.j2
+++ b/ansible/roles/common/templates/admin-openrc.sh.j2
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ export OS_AUTH_URL={{ admin_protocol }}://{{ kolla_internal_fqdn }}:{{ keystone_
 export OS_INTERFACE=internal
 export OS_IDENTITY_API_VERSION=3
 export OS_REGION_NAME={{ openstack_region_name }}
+export OS_AUTH_PLUGIN=password
 {% if kolla_enable_tls_external | bool and kolla_external_fqdn_cacert %}
 export OS_CACERT={{ kolla_external_fqdn_cacert }}
 {% endif %}