diff --git a/k8s/rally-files/init-rally-openstack.sh b/k8s/rally-files/init-rally-openstack.sh
index 7f640a5..e1f5c77 100644
--- a/k8s/rally-files/init-rally-openstack.sh
+++ b/k8s/rally-files/init-rally-openstack.sh
@@ -1,6 +1,10 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 cd /artifacts
 
+# create an openstack env from the public endpoints since Heat API is available only via public ep
+export OS_ENDPOINT_TYPE=public
+export OS_INTERFACE=public
+
 # Create openstack env
 rally env create --from-sysenv --name openstack
 rally env check