diff --git a/templates/neutron.conf.j2 b/templates/neutron.conf.j2
index 17573475..386ff548 100644
--- a/templates/neutron.conf.j2
+++ b/templates/neutron.conf.j2
@@ -102,6 +102,7 @@ user_domain_id = {{ nova_service_user_domain_id }}
 project_name = {{ nova_service_project_name }}
 username = {{ nova_service_user_name }}
 password = {{ nova_service_password }}
+endpoint_type = internal
 
 # Quotas
 [quotas]