diff --git a/elements/hiera/element-deps b/elements/hiera/element-deps
index b5949197..8ab2e339 100644
--- a/elements/hiera/element-deps
+++ b/elements/hiera/element-deps
@@ -2,3 +2,4 @@ os-apply-config
 os-refresh-config
 package-installs
 puppet
+truncate-nova-config
diff --git a/elements/hiera/os-refresh-config/configure.d/40-truncate-nova-config b/elements/truncate-nova-config/40-truncate-nova-config
similarity index 100%
rename from elements/hiera/os-refresh-config/configure.d/40-truncate-nova-config
rename to elements/truncate-nova-config/40-truncate-nova-config
diff --git a/elements/truncate-nova-config/README.md b/elements/truncate-nova-config/README.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..0c87b874
--- /dev/null
+++ b/elements/truncate-nova-config/README.md
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Truncate config files.
diff --git a/elements/truncate-nova-config/element-deps b/elements/truncate-nova-config/element-deps
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..33d7e82b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/elements/truncate-nova-config/element-deps
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+os-refresh-config
diff --git a/elements/truncate-nova-config/install.d/11-truncate-nova-orc-install b/elements/truncate-nova-config/install.d/11-truncate-nova-orc-install
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..e2bcf39a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/elements/truncate-nova-config/install.d/11-truncate-nova-orc-install
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+set -eux
+set -o pipefail
+
+mkdir -p /usr/libexec/os-refresh-config/configure.d/40-truncate-nova-config
+install -m 0755 -o root -g root $(dirname $0)/../40-truncate-nova-config /usr/libexec/os-refresh-config/configure.d/40-truncate-nova-config