diff --git a/roles/kubernetes/preinstall/defaults/main.yml b/roles/kubernetes/preinstall/defaults/main.yml
index 1515c93ce08e5b0a4fcad73d7e60e1c6787ee6e1..8cc15ad1d5eee780c9972f0f2877a50e68d31389 100644
--- a/roles/kubernetes/preinstall/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/roles/kubernetes/preinstall/defaults/main.yml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ openstack_auth_url: "{{ lookup('env','OS_AUTH_URL')  }}"
 openstack_username: "{{ lookup('env','OS_USERNAME')  }}"
 openstack_password: "{{ lookup('env','OS_PASSWORD')  }}"
 openstack_region: "{{ lookup('env','OS_REGION_NAME')  }}"
-openstack_tenant_id: "{{ lookup('env','OS_TENANT_ID')  }}"
+openstack_tenant_id: "{{ lookup('env','OS_TENANT_ID')|default(lookup('env','OS_PROJECT_ID'))  }}"
 
 # All clients access each node individually, instead of using a load balancer.
 etcd_multiaccess: true