diff --git a/README.rst b/README.rst
index 555ef91..b7427aa 100644
--- a/README.rst
+++ b/README.rst
@@ -440,6 +440,7 @@
             ceph_backend:
               type_name: standard-iops
               backend: ceph_backend
+              backend_host: ceph
               pool: volumes
               engine: ceph
               user: cinder
diff --git a/cinder/files/backend/_ceph.conf b/cinder/files/backend/_ceph.conf
index 41f8fa1..75c7dd6 100644
--- a/cinder/files/backend/_ceph.conf
+++ b/cinder/files/backend/_ceph.conf
@@ -1,10 +1,6 @@
 
 [{{ backend_name }}]
-{%- if backend.get('backend_host', False) %}
-backend_host={{ backend.backend_host }}
-{%- else %}
-host={{ backend.get('host', grains.host) }}
-{%- endif %}
+backend_host={{ backend.get('backend_host', backend.get('host', grains.host)) }}
 volume_backend_name={{ backend_name }}
 volume_driver = cinder.volume.drivers.rbd.RBDDriver
 #
diff --git a/tests/pillar/ceph_single.sls b/tests/pillar/ceph_single.sls
index 761943b..c12365b 100644
--- a/tests/pillar/ceph_single.sls
+++ b/tests/pillar/ceph_single.sls
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
     version: liberty
     backend:
       ceph_backend:
+        backend_host: ceph
         type_name: standard-iops
         backend: ceph_backend
         pool: volumes
@@ -58,6 +59,7 @@
     version: liberty
     backend:
       ceph_backend:
+        backend_host: ceph
         type_name: standard-iops
         backend: ceph_backend
         pool: volumes