diff --git a/sysinv/sysinv/sysinv/sysinv/common/constants.py b/sysinv/sysinv/sysinv/sysinv/common/constants.py
index 7263974325..40e2aa2e2a 100644
--- a/sysinv/sysinv/sysinv/sysinv/common/constants.py
+++ b/sysinv/sysinv/sysinv/sysinv/common/constants.py
@@ -1468,3 +1468,9 @@ CLOCK_SYNCHRONIZATION = [
     NTP,
     PTP
 ]
+
+# ceph-mon IP placeholders (keys)
+CEPH_MON_0 = 'ceph-mon-0-ip'
+CEPH_MON_1 = 'ceph-mon-1-ip'
+CEPH_MON_2 = 'ceph-mon-2-ip'
+CEPH_FLOATING_MON = 'ceph-floating-mon-ip'
diff --git a/sysinv/sysinv/sysinv/sysinv/common/storage_backend_conf.py b/sysinv/sysinv/sysinv/sysinv/common/storage_backend_conf.py
index d5bf45e212..b30f184d1d 100644
--- a/sysinv/sysinv/sysinv/sysinv/common/storage_backend_conf.py
+++ b/sysinv/sysinv/sysinv/sysinv/common/storage_backend_conf.py
@@ -197,38 +197,29 @@ class StorageBackendConfig(object):
 
     @staticmethod
     def get_ceph_mon_ip_addresses(dbapi):
-        network_type = constants.NETWORK_TYPE_MGMT
-        floating_network_name = constants.CONTROLLER_HOSTNAME
-
-        targets = {
-            '%s-%s' % (floating_network_name,
-                       network_type): 'ceph-floating-mon-ip',
-            '%s-%s' % (constants.CONTROLLER_0_HOSTNAME,
-                       network_type): 'ceph-mon-0-ip',
-            '%s-%s' % (constants.CONTROLLER_1_HOSTNAME,
-                       network_type): 'ceph-mon-1-ip',
+        # map hostname to ceph-mon ip placeholder
+        host2ph = {
+            constants.CONTROLLER_HOSTNAME: constants.CEPH_FLOATING_MON,
+            constants.CONTROLLER_0_HOSTNAME: constants.CEPH_MON_0,
+            constants.CONTROLLER_1_HOSTNAME: constants.CEPH_MON_1,
         }
-
-        ceph_mons = dbapi.ceph_mon_get_list()
-        ceph_mon = None
-        for ceph_mon in ceph_mons:
-            if ceph_mon['hostname'] == constants.CONTROLLER_0_HOSTNAME:
-                targets.update({'%s-%s' % (constants.CONTROLLER_0_HOSTNAME,
-                                network_type): 'ceph-mon-0-ip'})
-            elif ceph_mon['hostname'] == constants.CONTROLLER_1_HOSTNAME:
-                targets.update({'%s-%s' % (constants.CONTROLLER_1_HOSTNAME,
-                                network_type): 'ceph-mon-1-ip'})
-            else:
-                targets.update({'%s-%s' % (ceph_mon['hostname'],
-                                           network_type): 'ceph-mon-2-ip'})
-
-        results = {}
-        addrs = dbapi.addresses_get_all()
-        for addr in addrs:
-            if addr.name in targets:
-                results[targets[addr.name]] = addr.address
-
-        return results
+        # find 3rd ceph-mon host name (if any)
+        for mon in dbapi.ceph_mon_get_list():
+            host = mon['hostname']
+            if host not in host2ph:
+                host2ph[host] = constants.CEPH_MON_2
+        # map host interface to ceph-mon ip placeholder
+        hostif2ph = {}
+        for host, ph in host2ph.items():
+            hostif = '%s-%s' % (host, constants.NETWORK_TYPE_MGMT)
+            hostif2ph[hostif] = ph
+        # map placeholder to ceph-mon ip address
+        ph2ipaddr = {}
+        for addr in dbapi.addresses_get_all():
+            if addr.name in hostif2ph:
+                ph = hostif2ph[addr.name]
+                ph2ipaddr[ph] = addr.address
+        return ph2ipaddr
 
     @staticmethod
     def is_ceph_backend_ready(api):
diff --git a/sysinv/sysinv/sysinv/sysinv/helm/base.py b/sysinv/sysinv/sysinv/sysinv/helm/base.py
index c220982829..87fc52d1e2 100644
--- a/sysinv/sysinv/sysinv/sysinv/helm/base.py
+++ b/sysinv/sysinv/sysinv/sysinv/helm/base.py
@@ -157,17 +157,23 @@ class BaseHelm(object):
     def _system_mode(self):
         return self.dbapi.isystem_get_one().system_mode
 
-    def _get_ceph_monitor_ips(self):
+    def _get_ceph_monitor_ips(self, name_filter=None):
         if self._system_mode() == constants.SYSTEM_MODE_SIMPLEX:
             monitors = [self._get_controller_0_management_address()]
+        elif name_filter:
+            monitors = []
+            for name, addr in StorageBackendConfig.get_ceph_mon_ip_addresses(
+                    self.dbapi).items():
+                if name_filter(name):
+                    monitors.append(addr)
         else:
             monitors = StorageBackendConfig.get_ceph_mon_ip_addresses(
                 self.dbapi).values()
         return monitors
 
-    def _get_formatted_ceph_monitor_ips(self):
+    def _get_formatted_ceph_monitor_ips(self, name_filter=None):
         port = self.CEPH_MON_SERVICE_PORT
-        monitor_ips = self._get_ceph_monitor_ips()
+        monitor_ips = self._get_ceph_monitor_ips(name_filter)
         formatted_monitor_ips = [
             utils.format_ceph_mon_address(mon, port) for mon in monitor_ips
         ]
diff --git a/sysinv/sysinv/sysinv/sysinv/helm/rbd_provisioner.py b/sysinv/sysinv/sysinv/sysinv/helm/rbd_provisioner.py
index c0905e8a4b..9d4bd9b956 100644
--- a/sysinv/sysinv/sysinv/sysinv/helm/rbd_provisioner.py
+++ b/sysinv/sysinv/sysinv/sysinv/helm/rbd_provisioner.py
@@ -46,8 +46,12 @@ class RbdProvisionerHelm(base.BaseHelm):
         if not ceph_bks:
             return {}  # ceph is not configured
 
+        def _skip_ceph_mon_2(name):
+            return name != constants.CEPH_MON_2
+
         classdefaults = {
-            "monitors": self._get_formatted_ceph_monitor_ips(),
+            "monitors": self._get_formatted_ceph_monitor_ips(
+                name_filter=_skip_ceph_mon_2),
             "adminId": constants.K8S_RBD_PROV_USER_NAME,
             "adminSecretName": constants.K8S_RBD_PROV_ADMIN_SECRET_NAME
         }
diff --git a/sysinv/sysinv/sysinv/sysinv/puppet/ceph.py b/sysinv/sysinv/sysinv/sysinv/puppet/ceph.py
index 77aca591cd..fbb065f003 100644
--- a/sysinv/sysinv/sysinv/sysinv/puppet/ceph.py
+++ b/sysinv/sysinv/sysinv/sysinv/puppet/ceph.py
@@ -67,10 +67,10 @@ class CephPuppet(openstack.OpenstackBasePuppet):
         else:
             mon_2_host = None
 
-        mon_0_ip = ceph_mon_ips['ceph-mon-0-ip']
-        mon_1_ip = ceph_mon_ips['ceph-mon-1-ip']
-        mon_2_ip = ceph_mon_ips.get('ceph-mon-2-ip', None)
-        floating_mon_ip = ceph_mon_ips['ceph-floating-mon-ip']
+        mon_0_ip = ceph_mon_ips[constants.CEPH_MON_0]
+        mon_1_ip = ceph_mon_ips[constants.CEPH_MON_1]
+        mon_2_ip = ceph_mon_ips.get(constants.CEPH_MON_2, None)
+        floating_mon_ip = ceph_mon_ips[constants.CEPH_FLOATING_MON]
 
         mon_0_addr = self._format_ceph_mon_address(mon_0_ip)
         mon_1_addr = self._format_ceph_mon_address(mon_1_ip)