diff --git a/manifests/designate.pp b/manifests/designate.pp
index 320bbc6f2..a3572cc59 100644
--- a/manifests/designate.pp
+++ b/manifests/designate.pp
@@ -83,6 +83,7 @@ class openstack_integration::designate {
 
   # Validate that designate-central is ready for pool update
   $command = "openstack --os-auth-url ${::openstack_integration::config::keystone_auth_uri} \
+--os-identity-api-version 3 \
 --os-project-name services --os-username designate --os-password a_big_secret \
 --os-project-domain-name Default --os-user-domain-name Default zone list"
   openstacklib::service_validation { 'designate-central':