diff --git a/attributes/default.rb b/attributes/default.rb
index 6027d26..1e3e55f 100644
--- a/attributes/default.rb
+++ b/attributes/default.rb
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ default['openstack']['metering']['user'] = 'ceilometer'
 default['openstack']['metering']['group'] = 'ceilometer'
 
 default['openstack']['metering']['region'] = 'RegionOne'
+default['openstack']['metering']['service_user'] = 'ceilometer'
 default['openstack']['metering']['service_tenant_name'] = 'service'
 
 case platform