diff --git a/chef/cookbooks/cinder/attributes/default.rb b/chef/cookbooks/cinder/attributes/default.rb
index 92d31d6951..28a9c18d7f 100644
--- a/chef/cookbooks/cinder/attributes/default.rb
+++ b/chef/cookbooks/cinder/attributes/default.rb
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@
 default[:cinder][:verbose] = false
 default[:cinder][:max_header_line] = 16384
 default[:cinder][:config_file] = "/etc/cinder/cinder.conf.d/100-cinder.conf"
-default[:cinder][:config_file_cinder_volume] = "/etc/cinder/cinder-volume.conf.d/100-cinder-volume.conf"
 
 override[:cinder][:user]="cinder"
 override[:cinder][:group]="cinder"
diff --git a/chef/cookbooks/cinder/recipes/common.rb b/chef/cookbooks/cinder/recipes/common.rb
index 628df44047..f8fe6d6306 100644
--- a/chef/cookbooks/cinder/recipes/common.rb
+++ b/chef/cookbooks/cinder/recipes/common.rb
@@ -116,12 +116,21 @@
   include_recipe "crowbar-openstack::common"
 end
 
+# set a backend_host override when volume-ha is enabled
+if CrowbarPacemakerHelper.cluster_enabled?(node) &&
+    node[:cinder][:elements]["cinder-volume"].include?(
+      "cluster:#{CrowbarPacemakerHelper.cluster_name(node)}"
+    )
+  backend_host = CrowbarPacemakerHelper.cluster_vhostname(node)
+end
+
 template node[:cinder][:config_file] do
   source "cinder.conf.erb"
   owner "root"
   group node[:cinder][:group]
   mode 0640
   variables(
+    backend_host: backend_host,
     bind_host: bind_host,
     bind_port: bind_port,
     use_multi_backend: node[:cinder][:use_multi_backend],
diff --git a/chef/cookbooks/cinder/recipes/volume.rb b/chef/cookbooks/cinder/recipes/volume.rb
index 4723c5c55d..0bd9837c33 100644
--- a/chef/cookbooks/cinder/recipes/volume.rb
+++ b/chef/cookbooks/cinder/recipes/volume.rb
@@ -288,9 +288,10 @@ def make_volume(node, backend_id, volume)
   end
 end
 
-volume_elements = node[:cinder][:elements]["cinder-volume"]
 ha_enabled = CrowbarPacemakerHelper.cluster_enabled?(node) &&
-  volume_elements.include?("cluster:#{CrowbarPacemakerHelper.cluster_name(node)}")
+  node[:cinder][:elements]["cinder-volume"].include?(
+    "cluster:#{CrowbarPacemakerHelper.cluster_name(node)}"
+  )
 
 cinder_service "volume" do
   use_pacemaker_provider ha_enabled
@@ -304,26 +305,5 @@ def make_volume(node, backend_id, volume)
 if ha_enabled
   log "HA support for cinder volume is enabled"
 
-  # Create cinder-volume HA specific config file
-  service_host = CrowbarPacemakerHelper.cluster_vhostname(node)
-
-  template node[:cinder][:config_file_cinder_volume] do
-    source "cinder-volume.conf.erb"
-    owner "root"
-    group node[:cinder][:group]
-    mode 0640
-    variables(
-      host: service_host
-    )
-    notifies :restart, "service[cinder-volume]"
-  end
-
   include_recipe "cinder::volume_ha"
-else
-  log "HA support for cinder volume is disabled"
-
-  file node[:cinder][:config_file_cinder_volume] do
-    action :delete
-    notifies :restart, "service[cinder-volume]"
-  end
 end
diff --git a/chef/cookbooks/cinder/templates/default/cinder-volume.conf.erb b/chef/cookbooks/cinder/templates/default/cinder-volume.conf.erb
deleted file mode 100644
index cc896cb8d5..0000000000
--- a/chef/cookbooks/cinder/templates/default/cinder-volume.conf.erb
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,6 +0,0 @@
-# Override some settings for cinder-volume
-
-[DEFAULT]
-# Name of this node.  This can be an opaque identifier. It is not necessarily a
-# host name, FQDN, or IP address. (string value)
-host = <%= @host %>
diff --git a/chef/cookbooks/cinder/templates/default/cinder.conf.erb b/chef/cookbooks/cinder/templates/default/cinder.conf.erb
index 20bc8e8045..73766a24fd 100644
--- a/chef/cookbooks/cinder/templates/default/cinder.conf.erb
+++ b/chef/cookbooks/cinder/templates/default/cinder.conf.erb
@@ -62,6 +62,11 @@ strict_ssh_host_key_policy = <%= @strict_ssh_host_key_policy ? 'true' : 'false'
   <% if @use_multi_backend -%>
 [<%= backend_id %>]
 volume_backend_name = <%= volume['backend_name'] %>
+
+<% if @backend_host -%>
+backend_host = <%= @backend_host %>
+<% end -%>
+
   <% end -%>
 
   <% if volume['backend_driver'] == 'blockbridge' -%><% end -%>