diff --git a/roles/ceph-nfs/tasks/start_nfs.yml b/roles/ceph-nfs/tasks/start_nfs.yml
index cabbc278a..5b74c2d3a 100644
--- a/roles/ceph-nfs/tasks/start_nfs.yml
+++ b/roles/ceph-nfs/tasks/start_nfs.yml
@@ -38,6 +38,10 @@
     group: root
     mode: "0755"
 
+- name: debug
+  debug:
+    msg: "{{ nfs_obj_gw | default('__debug__') }}"
+
 - name: generate ganesha configuration file
   template:
     src: "ganesha.conf.j2"
diff --git a/roles/ceph-nfs/templates/ganesha.conf.j2 b/roles/ceph-nfs/templates/ganesha.conf.j2
index 8c45255c1..f4ec088c3 100644
--- a/roles/ceph-nfs/templates/ganesha.conf.j2
+++ b/roles/ceph-nfs/templates/ganesha.conf.j2
@@ -94,8 +94,8 @@ EXPORT
 	FSAL {
 		Name = RGW;
 		User_Id = "{{ ceph_nfs_rgw_user }}";
-		Access_Key_Id ="{{ ceph_nfs_rgw_access_key }}";
-		Secret_Access_Key = "{{ ceph_nfs_rgw_secret_key }}";
+		Access_Key_Id ="{{ ceph_nfs_rgw_access_key | default('access_key') }}";
+		Secret_Access_Key = "{{ ceph_nfs_rgw_secret_key | default('secret_key') }}";
 	}
 
         {{ ganesha_rgw_export_overrides | default(None) }}