diff --git a/gnocchi/server/cluster.yml b/gnocchi/server/cluster.yml
index 990fda2..ede63c5 100644
--- a/gnocchi/server/cluster.yml
+++ b/gnocchi/server/cluster.yml
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
   gnocchi:
     server:
       enable_proxy_headers_parsing: true
+      role: ${_param:openstack_node_role}
       metricd:
         metric_processing_delay: 15
         metric_reporting_delay: 30
diff --git a/gnocchi/server/single.yml b/gnocchi/server/single.yml
index d82dfee..11ddf39 100644
--- a/gnocchi/server/single.yml
+++ b/gnocchi/server/single.yml
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 parameters:
   gnocchi:
     server:
+      role: ${_param:openstack_node_role}
       identity:
         region: ${_param:openstack_region}
       metricd: