diff --git a/docker/services/nova-compute.yaml b/docker/services/nova-compute.yaml
index c347b113fd..a695ce2a63 100644
--- a/docker/services/nova-compute.yaml
+++ b/docker/services/nova-compute.yaml
@@ -44,7 +44,15 @@ outputs:
     description: Role data for the Nova Compute service.
     value:
       service_name: {get_attr: [NovaComputeBase, role_data, service_name]}
-      config_settings: {get_attr: [NovaComputeBase, role_data, config_settings]}
+      config_settings:
+        map_merge:
+          - get_attr: [NovaComputeBase, role_data, config_settings]
+          # FIXME: we need to disable migration for now as the
+          # hieradata is common for all services, and this means nova
+          # and nova_placement puppet runs also try to configure
+          # libvirt, and they fail. We can remove this override when
+          # we have hieradata separation between containers.
+          - tripleo::profile::base::nova::manage_migration: false
       step_config: &step_config
         get_attr: [NovaComputeBase, role_data, step_config]
       puppet_config:
diff --git a/docker/services/nova-libvirt.yaml b/docker/services/nova-libvirt.yaml
index ba637605e5..1f7205ba3c 100644
--- a/docker/services/nova-libvirt.yaml
+++ b/docker/services/nova-libvirt.yaml
@@ -50,7 +50,15 @@ outputs:
     description: Role data for the Libvirt service.
     value:
       service_name: {get_attr: [NovaLibvirtBase, role_data, service_name]}
-      config_settings: {get_attr: [NovaLibvirtBase, role_data, config_settings]}
+      config_settings:
+        map_merge:
+          - get_attr: [NovaLibvirtBase, role_data, config_settings]
+          # FIXME: we need to disable migration for now as the
+          # hieradata is common for all services, and this means nova
+          # and nova_placement puppet runs also try to configure
+          # libvirt, and they fail. We can remove this override when
+          # we have hieradata separation between containers.
+          - tripleo::profile::base::nova::manage_migration: false
       step_config: &step_config
         get_attr: [NovaLibvirtBase, role_data, step_config]
       puppet_config: