diff --git a/defaults/main.yml b/defaults/main.yml
index 2dff4fe..6deb94f 100644
--- a/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/defaults/main.yml
@@ -177,6 +177,7 @@ zun_oslomsg_rpc_ssl_ca_file: "{{ oslomsg_rpc_ssl_ca_file | default('') }}"
 zun_oslomsg_rpc_policies: []
 
 # Notify
+zun_oslomsg_notify_configure: "{{ oslomsg_notify_configure | default(zun_ceilometer_enabled or zun_designate_enabled) }}"
 zun_oslomsg_notify_host_group: "{{ oslomsg_notify_host_group | default('rabbitmq_all') }}"
 zun_oslomsg_notify_setup_host: "{{ (zun_oslomsg_notify_host_group in groups) | ternary(groups[zun_oslomsg_notify_host_group][0], 'localhost') }}"
 zun_oslomsg_notify_transport: "{{ oslomsg_notify_transport | default('rabbit') }}"
diff --git a/tasks/main.yml b/tasks/main.yml
index 22c7be4..12ac413 100644
--- a/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/tasks/main.yml
@@ -106,6 +106,7 @@
     _oslomsg_notify_transport: "{{ zun_oslomsg_notify_transport }}"
     _oslomsg_configure_notify: "{{ (zun_ceilometer_enabled | bool) or (zun_designate_enabled | bool) }}"
     _oslomsg_notify_policies: "{{ zun_oslomsg_notify_policies }}"
+    _oslomsg_notify_configure: "{{ zun_oslomsg_notify_configure }}"
   tags:
     - always
 
diff --git a/templates/zun.conf.j2 b/templates/zun.conf.j2
index eb6f40e..5acefd2 100644
--- a/templates/zun.conf.j2
+++ b/templates/zun.conf.j2
@@ -88,9 +88,9 @@ lock_path = {{ zun_lock_dir }}/{{ zun_system_slice_name }}
 
 
 [oslo_messaging_notifications]
-driver = {{ (zun_ceilometer_enabled | bool) | ternary('messagingv2', 'noop') }}
+driver = {{ (zun_oslomsg_notify_configure | bool) | ternary('messagingv2', 'noop') }}
 transport_url = {{ zun_oslomsg_notify_transport }}://{% for host in zun_oslomsg_notify_servers.split(',') %}{{ zun_oslomsg_notify_userid }}:{{ zun_oslomsg_notify_password }}@{{ host }}:{{ zun_oslomsg_notify_port }}{% if not loop.last %},{% else %}/{{ _zun_oslomsg_notify_vhost_conf }}{% if zun_oslomsg_notify_use_ssl | bool %}?ssl=1&ssl_version={{ zun_oslomsg_notify_ssl_version }}&ssl_ca_file={{ zun_oslomsg_notify_ssl_ca_file }}{% else %}?ssl=0{% endif %}{% endif %}{% endfor %}
-{% if zun_ceilometer_enabled or zun_designate_enabled %}
+{% if zun_oslomsg_notify_configure %}
 {% set notification_topics = [] %}
 {% if zun_ceilometer_enabled %}
 {%   set _ = notification_topics.append('notifications') %}