diff --git a/metadata/service/client/cluster.yml b/metadata/service/client/cluster.yml
index 5defad9..91043a9 100644
--- a/metadata/service/client/cluster.yml
+++ b/metadata/service/client/cluster.yml
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 parameters:
   _param:
     opencontrail_version: 3.0
+    opencontrail_identity_protocol: http
     opencontrail_identity_port: 35357
     opencontrail_identity_version: '2.0'
     openstack_control_address: 127.0.0.1
diff --git a/metadata/service/client/single.yml b/metadata/service/client/single.yml
index f531e03..2e14591 100644
--- a/metadata/service/client/single.yml
+++ b/metadata/service/client/single.yml
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 parameters:
   _param:
     opencontrail_version: 3.0
+    opencontrail_identity_protocol: http
     opencontrail_identity_port: 35357
     opencontrail_identity_version: '2.0'
     opencontrail_admin_password: 'none'