diff --git a/ansible/roles/neutron/templates/neutron.conf.j2 b/ansible/roles/neutron/templates/neutron.conf.j2
index 202367d6bc..648c2dbe49 100644
--- a/ansible/roles/neutron/templates/neutron.conf.j2
+++ b/ansible/roles/neutron/templates/neutron.conf.j2
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ region_name = {{ openstack_region_name }}
 project_name = service
 username = {{ nova_keystone_user }}
 password = {{ nova_keystone_password }}
+endpoint_type = internal
 
 [oslo_concurrency]
 lock_path = /var/lib/neutron/tmp