diff --git a/aodh/server/cluster.yml b/aodh/server/cluster.yml
index 91ebe12..d1f6583 100644
--- a/aodh/server/cluster.yml
+++ b/aodh/server/cluster.yml
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
   aodh:
     server:
       enabled: true
+      role: ${_param:openstack_node_role}
       version: ${_param:aodh_version}
       cluster: true
       ttl: 86400
diff --git a/aodh/server/single.yml b/aodh/server/single.yml
index 6eec70e..b2a55a6 100644
--- a/aodh/server/single.yml
+++ b/aodh/server/single.yml
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
     openstack_event_alarm_topic: alarm.all
   aodh:
     server:
+      role: ${_param:openstack_node_role}
       region: ${_param:openstack_region}
       event_alarm_topic: ${_param:openstack_event_alarm_topic}
       identity:
diff --git a/panko/server/cluster.yml b/panko/server/cluster.yml
index c258c9a..e277c30 100644
--- a/panko/server/cluster.yml
+++ b/panko/server/cluster.yml
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
     panko_memcached_node03_address: ${_param:cluster_node03_address}
   panko:
     server:
+      role: ${_param:openstack_node_role}
       identity:
         host: ${_param:openstack_control_address}
       database: