diff --git a/defaults/main.yml b/defaults/main.yml
index 87a5ca1c..9c61f0c3 100644
--- a/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/defaults/main.yml
@@ -121,6 +121,7 @@ octavia_oslomsg_rpc_ssl_version: "{{ oslomsg_rpc_ssl_version | default('TLSv1_2'
 octavia_oslomsg_rpc_ssl_ca_file: "{{ oslomsg_rpc_ssl_ca_file | default('') }}"
 
 # Notify
+octavia_oslomsg_notify_configure: "{{ oslomsg_notify_configure | default(octavia_ceilometer_enabled) }}"
 octavia_oslomsg_notify_host_group: "{{ oslomsg_notify_host_group | default('rabbitmq_all') }}"
 octavia_oslomsg_notify_setup_host: >-
   {{ (octavia_oslomsg_notify_host_group in groups) | ternary(groups[octavia_oslomsg_notify_host_group][0], 'localhost') }}
diff --git a/tasks/main.yml b/tasks/main.yml
index 275c8b50..e106f369 100644
--- a/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/tasks/main.yml
@@ -100,6 +100,7 @@
     _oslomsg_notify_vhost: "{{ octavia_oslomsg_notify_vhost }}"
     _oslomsg_notify_transport: "{{ octavia_oslomsg_notify_transport }}"
     _oslomsg_notify_policies: "{{ octavia_oslomsg_notify_policies }}"
+    _oslomsg_notify_configure: "{{ octavia_oslomsg_notify_configure }}"
   tags:
     - always
 
diff --git a/templates/octavia.conf.j2 b/templates/octavia.conf.j2
index ffe0255c..9a53faab 100644
--- a/templates/octavia.conf.j2
+++ b/templates/octavia.conf.j2
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ rabbit_quorum_delivery_limit = {{ octavia_oslomsg_rabbit_quorum_delivery_limit }
 rabbit_quorum_max_memory_bytes = {{ octavia_oslomsg_rabbit_quorum_max_memory_bytes }}
 
 [oslo_messaging_notifications]
-driver = {{ (octavia_ceilometer_enabled | bool) | ternary('messagingv2', 'noop') }}
+driver = {{ (octavia_oslomsg_notify_configure | bool) | ternary('messagingv2', 'noop') }}
 transport_url = {{ octavia_oslomsg_notify_transport }}://{% for host in octavia_oslomsg_notify_servers.split(',') %}{{ octavia_oslomsg_notify_userid }}:{{ octavia_oslomsg_notify_password }}@{{ host }}:{{ octavia_oslomsg_notify_port }}{% if not loop.last %},{% else %}/{{ _octavia_oslomsg_notify_vhost_conf }}{% if octavia_oslomsg_notify_use_ssl | bool %}?ssl=1&ssl_version={{ octavia_oslomsg_notify_ssl_version }}&ssl_ca_file={{ octavia_oslomsg_notify_ssl_ca_file }}{% else %}?ssl=0{% endif %}{% endif %}{% endfor %}
 
 [database]