diff --git a/deployment/nova/novajoin-container-puppet.yaml b/deployment/nova/novajoin-container-puppet.yaml
index 425b4bf23a..8753c7ce03 100644
--- a/deployment/nova/novajoin-container-puppet.yaml
+++ b/deployment/nova/novajoin-container-puppet.yaml
@@ -181,8 +181,18 @@ outputs:
       kolla_config:
         /var/lib/kolla/config_files/novajoin_server.json:
           command: novajoin-server --config-file /etc/novajoin/join.conf
+          config_files:
+            - source: "/var/lib/kolla/config_files/src/etc/novajoin/join.conf"
+              dest: "/etc/novajoin/"
+              merge: false
+              preserve_properties: true
         /var/lib/kolla/config_files/novajoin_notifier.json:
           command: novajoin-notify --config-file /etc/novajoin/join.conf
+          config_files:
+            - source: "/var/lib/kolla/config_files/src/etc/novajoin/join.conf"
+              dest: "/etc/novajoin/"
+              merge: false
+              preserve_properties: true
       docker_config:
         step_4:
           novajoin_server: