diff --git a/ansible/roles/nova/defaults/main.yml b/ansible/roles/nova/defaults/main.yml
index 498c2bae5e..4dd3b611e5 100644
--- a/ansible/roles/nova/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/ansible/roles/nova/defaults/main.yml
@@ -253,6 +253,7 @@ openstack_nova_auth: "{{ openstack_auth }}"
 
 nova_services_require_policy_json:
   - nova-api
+  - nova-metadata
 
 nova_enable_external_metadata: "no"