diff --git a/docker_config_scripts/nova_wait_for_placement_service.py b/docker_config_scripts/nova_wait_for_placement_service.py
index 37126cc913..522b144ee3 100755
--- a/docker_config_scripts/nova_wait_for_placement_service.py
+++ b/docker_config_scripts/nova_wait_for_placement_service.py
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ if __name__ == '__main__':
         project_name=config.get('placement', 'project_name'),
         project_domain_name=config.get('placement', 'user_domain_name'),
         auth_url=config.get('placement', 'auth_url')+'/v3')
-    sess = session.Session(auth=auth)
+    sess = session.Session(auth=auth, verify=False)
     keystone = client.Client(session=sess)
 
     iterations_endpoint = iterations
diff --git a/releasenotes/notes/nova_wait_for_placement_service_disable_cert_verify-45f532d7a924df86.yaml b/releasenotes/notes/nova_wait_for_placement_service_disable_cert_verify-45f532d7a924df86.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..57badbb405
--- /dev/null
+++ b/releasenotes/notes/nova_wait_for_placement_service_disable_cert_verify-45f532d7a924df86.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+---
+fixes:
+  - |
+    With tls-everywhere enabled connecting to keystone endpoint fails
+    to retrieve the URL for the placement endpoint as the certificate
+    can not be verified. While verification is disabled to check the 
+    placement endpoint later, it is not to communicate with keystone.
+    This disables certificate verification for communication with
+    keystone.