diff --git a/defaults/main.yml b/defaults/main.yml
index c35571f..6ab59b8 100644
--- a/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/defaults/main.yml
@@ -151,6 +151,7 @@ designate_managed_resource_project_name: "{{ designate_service_project_name }}"
 designate_service_region: RegionOne
 designate_service_endpoint_type: internalURL
 designate_service_name: designate
+designate_bind_address: "{{ openstack_service_bind_address | default('0.0.0.0') }}"
 designate_service_port: 9001
 designate_service_proto: http
 designate_service_type: dns
diff --git a/templates/designate.conf.j2 b/templates/designate.conf.j2
index 00b8191..eda22ad 100644
--- a/templates/designate.conf.j2
+++ b/templates/designate.conf.j2
@@ -83,13 +83,10 @@ managed_resource_tenant_id = {{ designate_managed_resource_tenant_id }}
 enable_host_header = True
 
 # The base uri used in responses
-#api_base_uri = 'http://127.0.0.1:9001/'
+api_base_uri = "{{ designate_service_publicuri }}"
 
-# Address to bind the API server
-#api_host = 0.0.0.0
-
-# Port to bind the API server
-#api_port = 9001
+# API host:port pairs to listen on
+listen = "{{ designate_bind_address }}:{{ designate_service_port }}"
 
 # Maximum line size of message headers to be accepted. max_header_line may
 # need to be increased when using large tokens (typically those generated by