diff --git a/attributes/default.rb b/attributes/default.rb
index 6aa7239..4554de4 100644
--- a/attributes/default.rb
+++ b/attributes/default.rb
@@ -113,6 +113,7 @@ when 'rhel'
   default['openstack']['dashboard']['ssl']['key_dir'] = '/etc/pki/tls/private/'
   default['openstack']['dashboard']['local_settings_path'] = '/etc/openstack-dashboard/local_settings'
   default['openstack']['dashboard']['django_path'] = '/usr/share/openstack-dashboard'
+  default['openstack']['dashboard']['policy_files_path'] =  '/etc/openstack-dashboard'
   default['openstack']['dashboard']['login_url'] = "#{node['openstack']['dashboard']['webroot']}auth/login/"
   default['openstack']['dashboard']['logout_url'] = "#{node['openstack']['dashboard']['webroot']}auth/logout/"
   default['openstack']['dashboard']['login_redirect_url'] = node['openstack']['dashboard']['webroot']
@@ -131,6 +132,7 @@ when 'debian'
   default['openstack']['dashboard']['ssl']['key_dir'] = '/etc/ssl/private/'
   default['openstack']['dashboard']['local_settings_path'] = '/etc/openstack-dashboard/local_settings.py'
   default['openstack']['dashboard']['django_path'] = '/usr/share/openstack-dashboard'
+  default['openstack']['dashboard']['policy_files_path'] = '/usr/share/openstack-dashboard/openstack_dashboard/conf'
   default['openstack']['dashboard']['login_url'] = nil
   default['openstack']['dashboard']['logout_url'] = nil
   default['openstack']['dashboard']['login_redirect_url'] = nil
diff --git a/spec/horizon-redhat_spec.rb b/spec/horizon-redhat_spec.rb
index 5620fd0..2b20836 100644
--- a/spec/horizon-redhat_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/horizon-redhat_spec.rb
@@ -37,6 +37,11 @@ describe 'openstack-dashboard::horizon' do
           expect(chef_run).to render_file(file.name).with_content(line)
         end
       end
+
+      it 'has policy file path set' do
+        expect(chef_run).to render_file(file.name)
+          .with_content(%r{^POLICY_FILES_PATH = '/etc/openstack-dashboard'$})
+      end
     end
 
     it 'does not remove openstack-dashboard-ubuntu-theme package' do
diff --git a/spec/horizon_spec.rb b/spec/horizon_spec.rb
index 5608779..c5e0bd4 100644
--- a/spec/horizon_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/horizon_spec.rb
@@ -243,6 +243,11 @@ describe 'openstack-dashboard::horizon' do
           end
         end
 
+        it 'has policy file path set' do
+          expect(chef_run).to render_file(file.name)
+            .with_content(%r{^POLICY_FILES_PATH = '/usr/share/openstack-dashboard/openstack_dashboard/conf'$})
+        end
+
         context 'identity and volume api version setting' do
           it 'is configurable directly' do
             node.set['openstack']['dashboard']['identity_api_version'] = 'identity_api_version_value'
diff --git a/templates/default/local_settings.py.erb b/templates/default/local_settings.py.erb
index 96e3996..520a353 100644
--- a/templates/default/local_settings.py.erb
+++ b/templates/default/local_settings.py.erb
@@ -298,7 +298,7 @@ TIME_ZONE = "UTC"
 # target installation.
 
 # Path to directory containing policy.json files
-#POLICY_FILES_PATH = os.path.join(ROOT_PATH, "conf")
+POLICY_FILES_PATH = '<%= node['openstack']['dashboard']['policy_files_path'] %>'
 # Map of local copy of service policy files
 #POLICY_FILES = {
 #    'identity': 'keystone_policy.json',