diff --git a/deployment/tls/undercloud-tls.yaml b/deployment/tls/undercloud-tls.yaml
index 8c35f41ad4..9114598d49 100644
--- a/deployment/tls/undercloud-tls.yaml
+++ b/deployment/tls/undercloud-tls.yaml
@@ -74,7 +74,6 @@ outputs:
           set_fact:
             nova_service: "nova/{{ ansible_facts['nodename'] }}"
             nova_keytab: "/etc/novajoin/krb5.keytab"
-            nova_keytab_group: "tripleo-admin"
         - name: Add directory for keytab
           file:
             path: "/etc/novajoin"
@@ -92,5 +91,5 @@ outputs:
         - name: Set permissions on keytab
           file:
             path: "{{ nova_keytab }}"
-            group: "{{ nova_keytab_group }}"
+            group: "root"
             mode: "g+r"