diff --git a/puppet/services/nova-api.yaml b/puppet/services/nova-api.yaml
index b0ba0cd68f..6d31cf4ff3 100644
--- a/puppet/services/nova-api.yaml
+++ b/puppet/services/nova-api.yaml
@@ -227,7 +227,7 @@ outputs:
         - name: Setup cell_v2 (map cell0)
           tags: step5
           when: is_bootstrap_node
-          command: nova-manage cell_v2 map_cell0
+          shell: nova-manage cell_v2 map_cell0 --database_connection=$(hiera nova::cell0_database_connection)
         - name: Setup cell_v2 (create default cell)
           tags: step5
           when: is_bootstrap_node
diff --git a/puppet/services/nova-base.yaml b/puppet/services/nova-base.yaml
index ceacb0b292..42de40ff0b 100644
--- a/puppet/services/nova-base.yaml
+++ b/puppet/services/nova-base.yaml
@@ -151,6 +151,16 @@ outputs:
                 - {get_param: [EndpointMap, MysqlInternal, host]}
                 - '/nova'
                 - '?read_default_file=/etc/my.cnf.d/tripleo.cnf&read_default_group=tripleo'
+          nova::cell0_database_connection:
+            list_join:
+              - ''
+              - - {get_param: [EndpointMap, MysqlInternal, protocol]}
+                - '://nova:'
+                - {get_param: NovaPassword}
+                - '@'
+                - {get_param: [EndpointMap, MysqlInternal, host]}
+                - '/nova_cell0'
+                - '?read_default_file=/etc/my.cnf.d/tripleo.cnf&read_default_group=tripleo'
           nova::api_database_connection:
             list_join:
               - ''