diff --git a/ironic/drivers/modules/pxe.py b/ironic/drivers/modules/pxe.py
index 6c3d86eba8..8cf9fd42ef 100644
--- a/ironic/drivers/modules/pxe.py
+++ b/ironic/drivers/modules/pxe.py
@@ -544,6 +544,17 @@ class PXEDeploy(base.DeployInterface):
                                 "any port associated with it.") % node.uuid)
         _parse_driver_info(node)
 
+        # Try to get the URL of the Ironic API
+        try:
+            # TODO(lucasagomes): Validate the format of the URL
+            CONF.conductor.api_url or keystone.get_service_url()
+        except (exception.CatalogFailure,
+                exception.CatalogNotFound,
+                exception.CatalogUnauthorized):
+            raise exception.InvalidParameterValue(_(
+                "Couldn't get the URL of the Ironic API service from the "
+                "configuration file or keystone catalog."))
+
     @task_manager.require_exclusive_lock
     def deploy(self, task, node):
         """Perform start deployment a node.
diff --git a/ironic/tests/drivers/test_pxe.py b/ironic/tests/drivers/test_pxe.py
index f8e44e71a0..846d7be8ba 100644
--- a/ironic/tests/drivers/test_pxe.py
+++ b/ironic/tests/drivers/test_pxe.py
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ from ironic.common import exception
 from ironic.common.glance_service import base_image_service
 from ironic.common.glance_service import service_utils
 from ironic.common import images
+from ironic.common import keystone
 from ironic.common import neutron
 from ironic.common import states
 from ironic.common import utils
@@ -614,6 +615,7 @@ class PXEDriverTestCase(db_base.DbTestCase):
         self.node = self.dbapi.create_node(n)
         self.port = self.dbapi.create_port(db_utils.get_test_port(
                                                          node_id=self.node.id))
+        self.config(group='conductor', api_url='http://127.0.0.1:1234/')
 
     def _create_token_file(self):
         token_path = pxe._get_token_file_path(self.node['uuid'])
@@ -645,6 +647,42 @@ class PXEDriverTestCase(db_base.DbTestCase):
                               task.resources[0].driver.deploy.validate,
                               task, new_node)
 
+    @mock.patch.object(keystone, 'get_service_url')
+    def test_validate_good_api_url_from_config_file(self, mock_ks):
+        # not present in the keystone catalog
+        mock_ks.side_effect = exception.CatalogFailure
+
+        with task_manager.acquire(self.context, [self.node.uuid],
+                                  shared=True) as task:
+            task.resources[0].driver.deploy.validate(task, self.node)
+            self.assertFalse(mock_ks.called)
+
+    @mock.patch.object(keystone, 'get_service_url')
+    def test_validate_good_api_url_from_keystone(self, mock_ks):
+        # present in the keystone catalog
+        mock_ks.return_value = 'http://127.0.0.1:1234'
+        # not present in the config file
+        self.config(group='conductor', api_url=None)
+
+        with task_manager.acquire(self.context, [self.node.uuid],
+                                  shared=True) as task:
+            task.resources[0].driver.deploy.validate(task, self.node)
+            mock_ks.assert_called_once_with()
+
+    @mock.patch.object(keystone, 'get_service_url')
+    def test_validate_fail_no_api_url(self, mock_ks):
+        # not present in the keystone catalog
+        mock_ks.side_effect = exception.CatalogFailure
+        # not present in the config file
+        self.config(group='conductor', api_url=None)
+
+        with task_manager.acquire(self.context, [self.node.uuid],
+                                  shared=True) as task:
+            self.assertRaises(exception.InvalidParameterValue,
+                              task.resources[0].driver.deploy.validate,
+                              task, self.node)
+            mock_ks.assert_called_once_with()
+
     def test__get_nodes_mac_addresses(self):
         ports = []
         ports.append(self.port)