diff --git a/monasca_setup/detection/plugins/ceph.py b/monasca_setup/detection/plugins/ceph.py
index f3f0c6bf..ede43027 100644
--- a/monasca_setup/detection/plugins/ceph.py
+++ b/monasca_setup/detection/plugins/ceph.py
@@ -165,6 +165,9 @@ class Ceph(Plugin):
                 cluster_dict['cluster_name'] = config_file[:-5]
                 cluster_dict['config_file'] = \
                     os.path.join(self.ceph_config_dir, config_file)
+                cluster_dict['admin_key'] = \
+                    cluster_dict['cluster_name'] + '.client.admin.keyring' in \
+                    os.listdir(self.ceph_config_dir)
                 clusters.append(cluster_dict)
 
         expected_processes = list()
@@ -187,8 +190,20 @@ class Ceph(Plugin):
         # Configure ceph plugin
         instances = []
         for cluster in clusters:
-            cluster_name = cluster['cluster_name']
-            log.info("\tMonitoring ceph cluster: '{0}'.".format(cluster_name))
-            instances.append({'cluster_name': cluster_name})
+            cluster_config = {}
+            cluster_config['cluster_name'] = cluster['cluster_name']
+
+            # If there is no client admin key installed for this cluster
+            # then we cannot invoke Ceph commands for cluster monitoring.
+            # In that case we only monitor the locally active processes.
+            if not cluster['admin_key']:
+                cluster_config['collect_usage_metrics'] = False
+                cluster_config['collect_stats_metrics'] = False
+                cluster_config['collect_mon_metrics'] = False
+                cluster_config['collect_osd_metrics'] = False
+                cluster_config['collect_pool_metrics'] = False
+
+            log.info("\tMonitoring ceph cluster: '{0}'.".format(cluster['cluster_name']))
+            instances.append(cluster_config)
         config['ceph'] = {'init_config': None, 'instances': instances}
         return config
diff --git a/tests/detection/test_ceph.py b/tests/detection/test_ceph.py
index 5386640e..b369b727 100644
--- a/tests/detection/test_ceph.py
+++ b/tests/detection/test_ceph.py
@@ -164,6 +164,49 @@ class TestCephDetection(base.BaseTestCase):
 
     @mock.patch('os.path.exists', return_value=True)
     @mock.patch('os.listdir', return_value=['ceph.conf', 'ceph1.conf'])
+    def test_build_config_with_no_admin_key(self, list_dir, path_exists):
+        self._ceph._service_config = mock.Mock(
+            side_effect=mocked_service_config)
+
+        processes = MON_PROCESSES + RGW_PROCESSES
+        process_instances = list()
+
+        for p in processes:
+            instance = {
+                'exact_match': False,
+                'search_string': p['search_string'],
+                'detailed': True,
+                'name': p['name'],
+                'dimensions':  {'component': p['type'], 'service': 'ceph'}
+            }
+            process_instances.append(instance)
+
+        expected_config = {
+            'process': {
+                'init_config': None,
+                'instances': process_instances,
+            },
+            'ceph': {
+                'init_config': None,
+                'instances': [{'cluster_name': 'ceph',
+                               'collect_mon_metrics': False,
+                               'collect_osd_metrics': False,
+                               'collect_pool_metrics': False,
+                               'collect_stats_metrics': False,
+                               'collect_usage_metrics': False},
+                              {'cluster_name': 'ceph1',
+                               'collect_mon_metrics': False,
+                               'collect_osd_metrics': False,
+                               'collect_pool_metrics': False,
+                               'collect_stats_metrics': False,
+                               'collect_usage_metrics': False}]
+            }
+        }
+        config = self._ceph.build_config()
+        self.assertEqual(expected_config, dict(config))
+
+    @mock.patch('os.path.exists', return_value=True)
+    @mock.patch('os.listdir', return_value=['ceph.conf', 'ceph1.conf', 'ceph1.client.admin.keyring'])
     def test_build_config(self, list_dir, path_exists):
         self._ceph._service_config = mock.Mock(
             side_effect=mocked_service_config)
@@ -188,7 +231,12 @@ class TestCephDetection(base.BaseTestCase):
             },
             'ceph': {
                 'init_config': None,
-                'instances': [{'cluster_name': 'ceph'},
+                'instances': [{'cluster_name': 'ceph',
+                               'collect_mon_metrics': False,
+                               'collect_osd_metrics': False,
+                               'collect_pool_metrics': False,
+                               'collect_stats_metrics': False,
+                               'collect_usage_metrics': False},
                               {'cluster_name': 'ceph1'}]
             }
         }