diff --git a/ansible/roles/ironic/templates/ironic-inspector.conf.j2 b/ansible/roles/ironic/templates/ironic-inspector.conf.j2
index e38ce7a4f3..65353b8dc6 100644
--- a/ansible/roles/ironic/templates/ironic-inspector.conf.j2
+++ b/ansible/roles/ironic/templates/ironic-inspector.conf.j2
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ user_domain_id = {{ default_user_domain_id }}
 project_name = service
 username = {{ ironic_inspector_keystone_user }}
 password = {{ ironic_inspector_keystone_password }}
+os_endpoint_type = internalURL
 
 [keystone_authtoken]
 auth_uri = {{ internal_protocol }}://{{ kolla_internal_fqdn }}:{{ keystone_public_port }}
diff --git a/releasenotes/notes/inspector-ironic-interface-6e98d6bc3d5713b8.yaml b/releasenotes/notes/inspector-ironic-interface-6e98d6bc3d5713b8.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..43feee7463
--- /dev/null
+++ b/releasenotes/notes/inspector-ironic-interface-6e98d6bc3d5713b8.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+---
+fixes:
+  - |
+    Fixes an issue where the Bare Metal Inspection service was configured to
+    communicate with the Bare Metal service via the public API interface.
+    Communication is now via the internal API interface.