diff --git a/ansible/roles/ceilometer/templates/ceilometer.conf.j2 b/ansible/roles/ceilometer/templates/ceilometer.conf.j2
index 6ffe3b476f..e54211d1fe 100644
--- a/ansible/roles/ceilometer/templates/ceilometer.conf.j2
+++ b/ansible/roles/ceilometer/templates/ceilometer.conf.j2
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ host = {{ hostvars[inventory_hostname]['ansible_' + api_interface]['ipv4']['addr
 
 [database]
 {% if ceilometer_database_type == "mongodb" %}
-connection = mongodb://{{ ceilometer_database_user }}:{{ ceilometer_database_password }}@{{ ceilometer_database_address }}:{{ mongodb_port }}/{{ ceilometer_database_name }}
+connection = mongodb://{{ ceilometer_database_user }}:{{ ceilometer_database_password }}@{{ ceilometer_database_address }}/{{ ceilometer_database_name }}
 {% elif ceilometer_database_type == "mysql" %}
 connection = mysql+pymysql://{{ ceilometer_database_user }}:{{ ceilometer_database_password }}@{{ ceilometer_database_address }}/{{ ceilometer_database_name }}
 {% endif %}