diff --git a/manifests/profile/base/ceilometer/api.pp b/manifests/profile/base/ceilometer/api.pp
index 254cee881..468f79a8d 100644
--- a/manifests/profile/base/ceilometer/api.pp
+++ b/manifests/profile/base/ceilometer/api.pp
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ class tripleo::profile::base::ceilometer::api (
     $tls_keyfile = undef
   }
 
-  if $step >= 4 {
+  if $step >= 3 {
     include ::ceilometer::api
     include ::apache::mod::ssl
     class { '::ceilometer::wsgi::apache':
diff --git a/spec/classes/tripleo_profile_base_ceilometer_api_spec.rb b/spec/classes/tripleo_profile_base_ceilometer_api_spec.rb
index acc9b516d..5b4cb9051 100644
--- a/spec/classes/tripleo_profile_base_ceilometer_api_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/classes/tripleo_profile_base_ceilometer_api_spec.rb
@@ -22,8 +22,8 @@ describe 'tripleo::profile::base::ceilometer::api' do
       "class { '::tripleo::profile::base::ceilometer': step => #{params[:step]}, rabbit_hosts => ['localhost.localdomain'] }"
     end
 
-    context 'with step less than 4' do
-      let(:params) { { :step => 3 } }
+    context 'with step less than 2' do
+      let(:params) { { :step => 2 } }
 
       it 'should do nothing' do
         is_expected.to contain_class('tripleo::profile::base::ceilometer::api')
@@ -32,9 +32,9 @@ describe 'tripleo::profile::base::ceilometer::api' do
       end
     end
 
-    context 'with step 4' do
+    context 'with step 3' do
       let(:params) { {
-        :step            => 4,
+        :step            => 3,
       } }
 
       it 'should trigger complete configuration' do