diff --git a/ansible/roles/gnocchi/tasks/external_ceph.yml b/ansible/roles/gnocchi/tasks/external_ceph.yml
index 16c166cb58..32c797d3d9 100644
--- a/ansible/roles/gnocchi/tasks/external_ceph.yml
+++ b/ansible/roles/gnocchi/tasks/external_ceph.yml
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 
 - name: Copy over ceph.conf file
   template:
-    src: "{{ node_custom_config }}/{{ item }}/ceph.conf"
+    src: "{{ node_custom_config }}/gnocchi/ceph.conf"
     dest: "{{ node_config_directory }}/{{ item }}/ceph.conf"
   when: inventory_hostname in groups[item]
   with_items:
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
 
 - name: Copy over ceph gnocchi keyring
   copy:
-    src: "{{ node_custom_config }}/{{ item }}/ceph.client.gnocchi.keyring"
+    src: "{{ node_custom_config }}/gnocchi/ceph.client.gnocchi.keyring"
     dest: "{{ node_config_directory }}/{{ item }}/ceph.client.gnocchi.keyring"
   when: inventory_hostname in groups[item]
   with_items:
diff --git a/releasenotes/notes/fix-gnocchi-external-ceph-filepath-672ea7ac3c325ec2.yaml b/releasenotes/notes/fix-gnocchi-external-ceph-filepath-672ea7ac3c325ec2.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..bfe2d07848
--- /dev/null
+++ b/releasenotes/notes/fix-gnocchi-external-ceph-filepath-672ea7ac3c325ec2.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+fixes:
+  - |
+    Load custom ceph.conf and keyring file from <<node_custom_config>>/gnocchi
+    folder rathen than each folder of gnocchi components.