diff --git a/docker/nova-compute/nova-compute/start.sh b/docker/nova-compute/nova-compute/start.sh
index 45946332de..b1d10c4d80 100755
--- a/docker/nova-compute/nova-compute/start.sh
+++ b/docker/nova-compute/nova-compute/start.sh
@@ -1,48 +1,44 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 
-: ${NOVA_DB_USER:=nova}
-: ${NOVA_DB_NAME:=nova}
-: ${KEYSTONE_AUTH_PROTOCOL:=http}
+. /opt/kolla/kolla-common.sh
+
 : ${NOVA_KEYSTONE_USER:=nova}
 : ${ADMIN_TENANT_NAME:=admin}
 
-if ! [ "$KEYSTONE_ADMIN_TOKEN" ]; then
-	echo "*** Missing KEYSTONE_ADMIN_TOKEN" >&2
-	exit 1
-fi
+check_required_vars KEYSTONE_ADMIN_TOKEN KEYSTONE_SERVICE_HOST
 
-if ! [ "$DB_ROOT_PASSWORD" ]; then
-	echo "*** Missing DB_ROOT_PASSWORD" >&2
-	exit 1
-fi
+cfg=/etc/nova/nova.conf
 
-if ! [ "$NOVA_DB_PASSWORD" ]; then
-	NOVA_DB_PASSWORD=$(openssl rand -hex 15)
-	export NOVA_DB_PASSWORD
-fi
+crudini --set $cfg DEFAULT admin_token "${KEYSTONE_ADMIN_TOKEN}"
+crudini --sel $cfg DEFAULT log_file ""
+crudini --del $cfg  DEFAULT log_dir
+crudini --set $cfg DEFAULT use_stderr True
+crudini --set $cfg \
+    libvirt \
+    connection_uri \
+    "qemu+tcp://${NOVA_PORT_16509_TCP_PORT}/system"
 
-mysql -h ${MARIADB_PORT_3306_TCP_ADDR} -u root \
-	-p${DB_ROOT_PASSWORD} mysql <<EOF
-CREATE DATABASE IF NOT EXISTS ${NOVA_DB_NAME};
-GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON nova* TO
-	'${NOVA_DB_USER}'@'%' IDENTIFIED BY '${NOVA_DB_PASSWORD}'
-EOF
+for option in auth_protocol auth_host auth_port; do
+    crudini --del $cfg \
+        keystone_authtoken \
+        $option
+done
 
-crudini --set /etc/nova/nova database connection \
-    "mysql://nova:${NOVA_DB_PASSWORD}@${MARIADB_PORT_3306_TCP_ADDR}:${MARIADB_PORT_3306_TCP_PORT}/nova"
-crudini --set /etc/nova/nova DEFAULT admin_token "${KEYSTONE_ADMIN_TOKEN}"
-crudini --del /etc/nova/nova DEFAULT log_file
-crudini --del /etc/nova/nova  DEFAULT log_dir
-crudini --set /etc/nova/nova DEFAULT use_stderr True
-crudini --set /etc/keystone/keystone.conf libvirt connection_uri qemu+tcp://${NOVA_PORT_16509_TCP_PORT}/system
-
-/usr/bin/nova-manage db_sync
-
-export SERVICE_TOKEN="${KEYSTONE_ADMIN_TOKEN}"
-export SERVICE_ENDPOINT="${KEYSTONE_AUTH_PROTOCOL}://${KEYSTONE_ADMIN_PORT_35357_TCP_ADDR}:35357/v2.0"
-
-/usr/bin/keystone user-create --name ${NOVA_KEYSTONE_USER} --pass ${NOVA_ADMIN_PASSWORD}
-/usr/bin/keystone role-create --name ${NOVA_KEYSTONE_USER}
-/usr/bin/keystone user-role-add --user ${NOVA_KEYSTONE_USER} --role admin --tenant ${ADMIN_TENANT_NAME}
+crudini --set $cfg \
+    keystone_authtoken \
+    auth_uri \
+    "http://${KEYSTONE_SERVICE_HOST}:5000/"
+crudini --set $cfg \
+    keystone_authtoken \
+    admin_tenant_name \
+    "${ADMIN_TENANT_NAME}"
+crudini --set $cfg \
+    keystone_authtoken \
+    admin_user \
+    "${NOVA_KEYSTONE_USER}"
+crudini --set $cfg \
+    keystone_authtoken \
+    admin_password \
+    "${NOVA_KEYSTONE_PASSWORD}"
 
 exec /usr/bin/nova-compute