diff --git a/devstack/plugin.sh b/devstack/plugin.sh
index 7da2bba8..c6f7def9 100755
--- a/devstack/plugin.sh
+++ b/devstack/plugin.sh
@@ -95,8 +95,9 @@ function configure_cloudkitty {
     sudo mkdir -m 755 -p $CLOUDKITTY_API_LOG_DIR
     sudo chown $STACK_USER $CLOUDKITTY_API_LOG_DIR
 
+    touch $CLOUDKITTY_CONF
+
     cp $CLOUDKITTY_DIR$CLOUDKITTY_CONF_DIR/policy.json $CLOUDKITTY_CONF_DIR
-    cp $CLOUDKITTY_DIR$CLOUDKITTY_CONF.sample $CLOUDKITTY_CONF
     cp $CLOUDKITTY_DIR$CLOUDKITTY_CONF_DIR/api_paste.ini $CLOUDKITTY_CONF_DIR
     iniset_rpc_backend cloudkitty $CLOUDKITTY_CONF DEFAULT