diff --git a/lib/puppet/provider/openstack/auth.rb b/lib/puppet/provider/openstack/auth.rb
index 93a054ee..a7d2c0c0 100644
--- a/lib/puppet/provider/openstack/auth.rb
+++ b/lib/puppet/provider/openstack/auth.rb
@@ -12,8 +12,9 @@ module Puppet::Provider::Openstack::Auth
 
   def get_os_vars_from_rcfile(filename)
     env = {}
-    if File.exists?(filename)
-      File.open(filename).readlines.delete_if{|l| l=~ /^#|^$/ }.each do |line|
+    rcfile = [filename, '/root/openrc'].detect { |f| File.exists? f }
+    unless rcfile.nil?
+      File.open(rcfile).readlines.delete_if{|l| l=~ /^#|^$/ }.each do |line|
         key, value = line.split('=')
         key = key.split(' ').last
         value = value.chomp.gsub(/'/, '')
diff --git a/spec/unit/provider/openstack/auth_spec.rb b/spec/unit/provider/openstack/auth_spec.rb
index 7a259446..413c81a4 100644
--- a/spec/unit/provider/openstack/auth_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/unit/provider/openstack/auth_spec.rb
@@ -112,6 +112,25 @@ describe Puppet::Provider::Openstack::Auth do
         expect(response).to eq({})
       end
     end
+
+    context 'with a nonexistent file' do
+      it 'should get default rcfile when no environment or openrc file' do
+        ENV.clear
+        mock = "export OS_USERNAME='user'\nexport OS_PASSWORD='secret'\nexport OS_PROJECT_NAME='project'\nexport OS_AUTH_URL='http://127.0.0.1:5000'"
+        filename = '/root/openrc'
+
+        File.expects(:exists?).with("#{ENV['HOME']}/openrc").returns(false)
+        File.expects(:exists?).with(filename).returns(true)
+        File.expects(:open).with(filename).returns(StringIO.new(mock))
+
+        expect(klass.get_os_vars_from_rcfile("#{ENV['HOME']}/openrc")).to eq({
+          'OS_USERNAME'     => 'user',
+          'OS_PASSWORD'     => 'secret',
+          'OS_PROJECT_NAME' => 'project',
+          'OS_AUTH_URL'     => 'http://127.0.0.1:5000'
+        })
+      end
+    end
   end
 
   before(:each) do