diff --git a/defaults/main.yml b/defaults/main.yml
index 95e25753..bde5e6f4 100644
--- a/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/defaults/main.yml
@@ -291,6 +291,7 @@ nova_console_type: "{{ (ansible_facts['architecture'] == 'aarch64') | ternary('s
 ## Nova ironic console
 # Set the console type. Presently the only options are ["serialconsole", "disabled"].
 nova_ironic_console_type: "disabled"
+nova_ironic_used: "{{ _nova_ironic_used }}"
 
 # Nova console ssl info, presently only used by novnc console type
 nova_console_ssl_dir: "/etc/nova/ssl"
diff --git a/tasks/nova_db_post_setup.yml b/tasks/nova_db_post_setup.yml
index 406b50da..c50e2545 100644
--- a/tasks/nova_db_post_setup.yml
+++ b/tasks/nova_db_post_setup.yml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
 
 # This needs to be done after Compute hosts are added.
 - name: Perform a cell_v2 discover
-  command: "{{ _db_nova_bin }}/nova-manage cell_v2 discover_hosts{{ (debug | bool) | ternary(' --verbose', '') }}{{ (nova_virt_type == 'ironic') | ternary(' --by-service', '') }}"
+  command: "{{ _db_nova_bin }}/nova-manage cell_v2 discover_hosts{{ (debug | bool) | ternary(' --verbose', '') }}{{ (nova_ironic_used | bool) | ternary(' --by-service', '') }}"
   become: yes
   become_user: "{{ _db_nova_system_user_name }}"
   changed_when: false
diff --git a/vars/main.yml b/vars/main.yml
index 7ec1ded0..e2110bee 100644
--- a/vars/main.yml
+++ b/vars/main.yml
@@ -15,6 +15,15 @@
 
 _nova_is_first_play_host: "{{ (nova_services['nova-conductor']['group'] in group_names and inventory_hostname == (groups[nova_services['nova-conductor']['group']] | intersect(ansible_play_hosts)) | first) | bool }}"
 
+_nova_ironic_used: |-
+  {% set _virt_types = [] %}
+  {% for hv in groups[nova_services['nova-compute']['group']] %}
+  {%   if 'nova_virt_type' in hostvars[hv] %}
+  {%     set _ = _virt_types.append(hostvars[hv]['nova_virt_type']) %}
+  {%   endif %}
+  {% endfor %}
+  {{ ('ironic' in _virt_types | unique) }}
+
 nova_venv_packages: |-
   {%- set pkg_list = nova_pip_packages | union(nova_user_pip_packages) %}
   {%- if nova_oslomsg_amqp1_enabled | bool %}