diff --git a/ansible/roles/glance/defaults/main.yml b/ansible/roles/glance/defaults/main.yml
index 662c41eff6..245b24b95b 100644
--- a/ansible/roles/glance/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/ansible/roles/glance/defaults/main.yml
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ glance_services:
     group: glance-api
     enabled: true
     image: "{{ glance_api_image_full }}"
+    environment: "{{ container_proxy }}"
     volumes:
       - "{{ node_config_directory }}/glance-api/:{{ container_config_directory }}/:ro"
       - "/etc/localtime:/etc/localtime:ro"
diff --git a/ansible/roles/glance/handlers/main.yml b/ansible/roles/glance/handlers/main.yml
index add13420dd..3fdedb0b88 100644
--- a/ansible/roles/glance/handlers/main.yml
+++ b/ansible/roles/glance/handlers/main.yml
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
     common_options: "{{ docker_common_options }}"
     name: "{{ service.container_name }}"
     image: "{{ service.image }}"
+    environment: "{{ service.environment }}"
     volumes: "{{ service.volumes|reject('equalto', '')|list }}"
   when:
     - kolla_action != "config"
diff --git a/ansible/roles/glance/tasks/config.yml b/ansible/roles/glance/tasks/config.yml
index 3ba3078f00..bca8c573d4 100644
--- a/ansible/roles/glance/tasks/config.yml
+++ b/ansible/roles/glance/tasks/config.yml
@@ -118,6 +118,7 @@
     common_options: "{{ docker_common_options }}"
     name: "{{ item.value.container_name }}"
     image: "{{ item.value.image }}"
+    environment: "{{ item.value.environment | default(omit) }}"
     volumes: "{{ item.value.volumes|reject('equalto', '')|list }}"
   register: check_glance_containers
   when: