diff --git a/tripleoclient/export.py b/tripleoclient/export.py
index 453dd9279..af7f57612 100644
--- a/tripleoclient/export.py
+++ b/tripleoclient/export.py
@@ -210,8 +210,8 @@ def export_ceph(stack, cephx,
         fsid = ceph_data['fsid']
 
     if 'cephadm' in config_download_files:
-        ceph_client = "cephadm/ceph_client.yml"
-        file = os.path.join(config_download_dir, stack, ceph_client)
+        file = os.path.join(oooutils.get_default_working_dir(stack),
+                            'ceph_client.yml')
         if not os.path.exists(file):
             # fall back to old path if user had LP 1978846 during deployment
             file = "/home/stack/ceph_client.yaml"
diff --git a/tripleoclient/tests/v2/overcloud_ceph/test_overcloud_ceph.py b/tripleoclient/tests/v2/overcloud_ceph/test_overcloud_ceph.py
index e7705d438..0c7171ef2 100644
--- a/tripleoclient/tests/v2/overcloud_ceph/test_overcloud_ceph.py
+++ b/tripleoclient/tests/v2/overcloud_ceph/test_overcloud_ceph.py
@@ -67,6 +67,7 @@ class TestOvercloudCephDeploy(fakes.FakePlaybookExecution):
                 "deployed_ceph_tht_path": mock.ANY,
                 "working_dir": mock.ANY,
                 "stack_name": 'overcloud',
+                "tripleo_ceph_client_vars": mock.ANY,
                 "tripleo_cephadm_standalone": False,
                 'tripleo_cephadm_ssh_user': 'jimmy',
                 'tripleo_cephadm_cluster': 'ceph',
@@ -112,6 +113,7 @@ class TestOvercloudCephDeploy(fakes.FakePlaybookExecution):
                 "deployed_ceph_tht_path": mock.ANY,
                 "working_dir": mock.ANY,
                 "stack_name": 'overcloud',
+                "tripleo_ceph_client_vars": mock.ANY,
                 "tripleo_cephadm_standalone": False,
                 'tripleo_roles_path': mock.ANY,
                 'tripleo_cephadm_first_mon_ip': '127.0.0.1',
diff --git a/tripleoclient/v2/overcloud_ceph.py b/tripleoclient/v2/overcloud_ceph.py
index 4793f6c38..60c59ac76 100644
--- a/tripleoclient/v2/overcloud_ceph.py
+++ b/tripleoclient/v2/overcloud_ceph.py
@@ -391,7 +391,9 @@ class OvercloudCephDeploy(command.Command):
             "deployed_ceph_tht_path": output_path,
             "working_dir": working_dir,
             "stack_name": parsed_args.stack,
-            "tripleo_cephadm_standalone": parsed_args.standalone
+            "tripleo_cephadm_standalone": parsed_args.standalone,
+            "tripleo_ceph_client_vars": os.path.join(working_dir,
+                                                     'ceph_client.yml')
         }
         extra_vars_file = None
         # optional paths to pass to playbook