diff --git a/etc/kolla/globals.yml b/etc/kolla/globals.yml
index 3906183503..aa192aee81 100644
--- a/etc/kolla/globals.yml
+++ b/etc/kolla/globals.yml
@@ -463,7 +463,7 @@ workaround_ansible_issue_8743: yes
 #ceph_cinder_backup_pool_name: "backups"
 # Nova
 #ceph_nova_keyring: "{{ ceph_cinder_keyring }}"
-#ceph_nova_user: "nova"
+#ceph_nova_user: "{{ ceph_cinder_user }}"
 #ceph_nova_pool_name: "vms"
 # Gnocchi
 #ceph_gnocchi_keyring: "ceph.client.gnocchi.keyring"