diff --git a/docker/services/octavia-api.yaml b/docker/services/octavia-api.yaml
index 4da8b26bb5..e7f1036dde 100644
--- a/docker/services/octavia-api.yaml
+++ b/docker/services/octavia-api.yaml
@@ -199,6 +199,9 @@ outputs:
               /var/log/containers/octavia and /var/log/containers/httpd/octavia-api.
           ignore_errors: true
       update_tasks:
+        - name: Set internal tls variable
+          set_fact:
+            internal_tls_enabled: {get_param: EnableInternalTLS}
         - name: remove TLS proxy if configured and running
           when:
             - step|int == 2
@@ -207,6 +210,9 @@ outputs:
             name: octavia_api_tls_proxy
             state: absent
       upgrade_tasks:
+        - name: Set internal tls variable
+          set_fact:
+            internal_tls_enabled: {get_param: EnableInternalTLS}
         - when: step|int == 0
           tags: common
           block: