diff --git a/deployment/puppet/osnailyfacter/modular/roles/mongo.pp b/deployment/puppet/osnailyfacter/modular/roles/mongo.pp
index 57950db12e..4575473c73 100644
--- a/deployment/puppet/osnailyfacter/modular/roles/mongo.pp
+++ b/deployment/puppet/osnailyfacter/modular/roles/mongo.pp
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@ notice('MODULAR: mongo.pp')
 $use_syslog       = hiera('use_syslog', true)
 $debug            = hiera('debug', false)
 $internal_address = hiera('internal_address')
+$nodes_hash       = hiera('nodes', {})
+$roles            = node_roles($nodes_hash, hiera('uid'))
 
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diff --git a/deployment/puppet/osnailyfacter/modular/roles/mongo_primary.pp b/deployment/puppet/osnailyfacter/modular/roles/mongo_primary.pp
index b633cafce1..44beebb8af 100644
--- a/deployment/puppet/osnailyfacter/modular/roles/mongo_primary.pp
+++ b/deployment/puppet/osnailyfacter/modular/roles/mongo_primary.pp
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ $debug            = hiera('debug', false)
 $internal_address = hiera('internal_address')
 $ceilometer_hash  = hiera('ceilometer')
 $nodes_hash       = hiera('nodes')
+$roles            = node_roles($nodes_hash, hiera('uid'))
 
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