diff --git a/attributes/nova_conf.rb b/attributes/nova_conf.rb
index 82d7a73d..db02aac0 100644
--- a/attributes/nova_conf.rb
+++ b/attributes/nova_conf.rb
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ default['openstack']['compute']['conf'].tap do |conf|
 
   # [placement] section
   conf['placement']['auth_type'] = 'password'
-  conf['placement']['os_region_name'] = node['openstack']['region']
+  conf['placement']['region_name'] = node['openstack']['region']
   conf['placement']['username'] = 'placement'
   conf['placement']['user_domain_name'] = 'Default'
   conf['placement']['project_domain_name'] = 'Default'
diff --git a/spec/nova-common_spec.rb b/spec/nova-common_spec.rb
index 90200ed7..ef8284e7 100644
--- a/spec/nova-common_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/nova-common_spec.rb
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ describe 'openstack-compute::nova-common' do
         it 'has correct authentication settings' do
           [
             'auth_type = password',
-            'os_region_name = RegionOne',
+            'region_name = RegionOne',
             'password = placement-pass',
             'username = placement',
             'project_name = service',