diff --git a/ansible/roles/nova/templates/nova.conf.j2 b/ansible/roles/nova/templates/nova.conf.j2
index 49646f8826..b7a4fbf058 100644
--- a/ansible/roles/nova/templates/nova.conf.j2
+++ b/ansible/roles/nova/templates/nova.conf.j2
@@ -148,8 +148,8 @@ ssl_ca_file = {{ om_rabbitmq_cacert }}
 amqp_durable_queues = true
 {% endif %}
 
-[oslo_policy]
 {% if service_name in nova_services_require_policy_json and nova_policy_file is defined %}
+[oslo_policy]
 policy_file = {{ nova_policy_file }}
 {% endif %}