diff --git a/puppet/blockstorage-role.yaml b/puppet/blockstorage-role.yaml
index 612a4a0117..f28f606fc5 100644
--- a/puppet/blockstorage-role.yaml
+++ b/puppet/blockstorage-role.yaml
@@ -142,6 +142,7 @@ parameters:
   RoleParameters:
     type: json
     description: Role Specific Parameters
+    default: {}
   DeploymentSwiftDataMap:
     type: json
     description: |
diff --git a/puppet/cephstorage-role.yaml b/puppet/cephstorage-role.yaml
index e7afcb4022..85b276d694 100644
--- a/puppet/cephstorage-role.yaml
+++ b/puppet/cephstorage-role.yaml
@@ -148,6 +148,7 @@ parameters:
   RoleParameters:
     type: json
     description: Role Specific Parameters
+    default: {}
   DeploymentSwiftDataMap:
     type: json
     description: |
diff --git a/puppet/compute-role.yaml b/puppet/compute-role.yaml
index 5a662e86c6..10d082cb9e 100644
--- a/puppet/compute-role.yaml
+++ b/puppet/compute-role.yaml
@@ -160,6 +160,7 @@ parameters:
   RoleParameters:
     type: json
     description: Role Specific Parameters
+    default: {}
   DeploymentSwiftDataMap:
     type: json
     description: |
diff --git a/puppet/controller-role.yaml b/puppet/controller-role.yaml
index 09e5b2b985..ca08c65d19 100644
--- a/puppet/controller-role.yaml
+++ b/puppet/controller-role.yaml
@@ -178,6 +178,7 @@ parameters:
   RoleParameters:
     type: json
     description: Role Specific Parameters
+    default: {}
   DeploymentSwiftDataMap:
     type: json
     description: |
diff --git a/puppet/role.role.j2.yaml b/puppet/role.role.j2.yaml
index b45736c11e..5aac08928b 100644
--- a/puppet/role.role.j2.yaml
+++ b/puppet/role.role.j2.yaml
@@ -168,6 +168,7 @@ parameters:
   RoleParameters:
     type: json
     description: Role Specific Parameters
+    default: {}
   DeploymentSwiftDataMap:
     type: json
     description: |