diff --git a/manifests/api.pp b/manifests/api.pp
index 01791d2b..8904a733 100644
--- a/manifests/api.pp
+++ b/manifests/api.pp
@@ -245,6 +245,12 @@ running as a standalone service, or httpd for being run by a httpd server")
       'ssl/key_file' :  value => $key_file;
       'ssl/ca_file' :   value => $ca_file;
     }
+  } else {
+    cinder_config {
+      'ssl/cert_file' : value => $::os_service_default;
+      'ssl/key_file' :  value => $::os_service_default;
+      'ssl/ca_file' :   value => $::os_service_default;
+    }
   }
 
   if (!is_service_default($ratelimits)) {
diff --git a/spec/classes/cinder_api_spec.rb b/spec/classes/cinder_api_spec.rb
index 71431545..b21dfa12 100644
--- a/spec/classes/cinder_api_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/classes/cinder_api_spec.rb
@@ -38,6 +38,9 @@ describe 'cinder::api' do
           :enable_proxy_headers_parsing => '<SERVICE DEFAULT>',
           :max_request_body_size        => '<SERVICE DEFAULT>',
         )
+        is_expected.to contain_cinder_config('ssl/ca_file').with_value('<SERVICE DEFAULT>')
+        is_expected.to contain_cinder_config('ssl/cert_file').with_value('<SERVICE DEFAULT>')
+        is_expected.to contain_cinder_config('ssl/key_file').with_value('<SERVICE DEFAULT>')
       end
     end