diff --git a/deployment/aodh/aodh-api-container-puppet.yaml b/deployment/aodh/aodh-api-container-puppet.yaml
index 148671b221..4ab54f80fe 100644
--- a/deployment/aodh/aodh-api-container-puppet.yaml
+++ b/deployment/aodh/aodh-api-container-puppet.yaml
@@ -308,6 +308,8 @@ outputs:
                   - /var/lib/config-data/puppet-generated/aodh:/var/lib/kolla/config_files/src:ro
                   - /var/log/containers/aodh:/var/log/aodh
                   - /var/log/containers/httpd/aodh-api:/var/log/httpd
+            environment:
+              KOLLA_CONFIG_STRATEGY: COPY_ALWAYS
       host_prep_tasks:
       - name: create persistent logs directory
         file: