diff --git a/defaults/main.yml b/defaults/main.yml
index ebdb3c1..dd7818e 100644
--- a/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/defaults/main.yml
@@ -26,6 +26,9 @@ blazar_git_repo: https://git.openstack.org/openstack/blazar
 blazar_git_install_branch: master
 blazar_developer_mode: false
 
+# Enable/Disable Ceilometer
+blazar_ceilometer_enabled: False
+
 # TODO(odyssey4me):
 # This can be simplified once all the roles are using
 # python_venv_build. We can then switch to using a
diff --git a/templates/blazar.conf.j2 b/templates/blazar.conf.j2
index 0a8c7ab..2bfe317 100644
--- a/templates/blazar.conf.j2
+++ b/templates/blazar.conf.j2
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ transport_url = {{ blazar_oslomsg_rpc_transport }}://{% for host in blazar_oslom
 ssl = {{ blazar_oslomsg_notify_use_ssl | bool }}
 
 [oslo_messaging_notifications]
+driver = {% if blazar_ceilometer_enabled %}messagingv2{% else %}noop{% endif %}
 transport_url = {{ blazar_oslomsg_notify_transport }}://{% for host in blazar_oslomsg_notify_servers.split(',') %}{{ blazar_oslomsg_notify_userid }}:{{ blazar_oslomsg_notify_password }}@{{ host }}:{{ blazar_oslomsg_notify_port }}{% if not loop.last %},{% else %}/{{ blazar_oslomsg_notify_vhost }}{% if (blazar_oslomsg_notify_use_ssl | lower) | bool %}?ssl=1{% else %}?ssl=0{% endif %}{% endif %}{% endfor %}
 
 
@@ -27,4 +28,4 @@ password={{ blazar_service_password }}
 auth_url={{ keystone_service_adminuri }}
 
 [database]
-connection = mysql+pymysql://{{ blazar_galera_user }}:{{ blazar_container_mysql_password }}@{{ blazar_galera_address }}/{{ blazar_galera_database }}?charset=utf8{% if blazar_galera_use_ssl | bool %}&ssl_ca={{ blazar_galera_ssl_ca_cert }}{% endif %}
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+connection = mysql+pymysql://{{ blazar_galera_user }}:{{ blazar_container_mysql_password }}@{{ blazar_galera_address }}/{{ blazar_galera_database }}?charset=utf8{% if blazar_galera_use_ssl | bool %}&ssl_ca={{ blazar_galera_ssl_ca_cert }}{% endif %}