diff --git a/group_vars/all.yml.sample b/group_vars/all.yml.sample
index 8346974a5..083070f18 100644
--- a/group_vars/all.yml.sample
+++ b/group_vars/all.yml.sample
@@ -257,7 +257,7 @@ dummy:
 
 #ceph_conf_key_directory: /etc/ceph
 
-#ceph_uid: 167
+#ceph_uid: "{{ '64045' if not containerized_deployment | bool and ansible_os_family == 'Debian' else '167' }}"
 
 # Permissions for keyring files in /etc/ceph
 #ceph_keyring_permissions: '0600'
diff --git a/group_vars/rhcs.yml.sample b/group_vars/rhcs.yml.sample
index 5c847705d..ad8c6511e 100644
--- a/group_vars/rhcs.yml.sample
+++ b/group_vars/rhcs.yml.sample
@@ -257,7 +257,7 @@ ceph_iscsi_config_dev: false
 
 #ceph_conf_key_directory: /etc/ceph
 
-#ceph_uid: 167
+#ceph_uid: "{{ '64045' if not containerized_deployment | bool and ansible_os_family == 'Debian' else '167' }}"
 
 # Permissions for keyring files in /etc/ceph
 #ceph_keyring_permissions: '0600'
diff --git a/roles/ceph-defaults/defaults/main.yml b/roles/ceph-defaults/defaults/main.yml
index 256173743..621307115 100644
--- a/roles/ceph-defaults/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/roles/ceph-defaults/defaults/main.yml
@@ -249,7 +249,7 @@ generate_fsid: true
 
 ceph_conf_key_directory: /etc/ceph
 
-ceph_uid: 167
+ceph_uid: "{{ '64045' if not containerized_deployment | bool and ansible_os_family == 'Debian' else '167' }}"
 
 # Permissions for keyring files in /etc/ceph
 ceph_keyring_permissions: '0600'
diff --git a/roles/ceph-facts/tasks/facts.yml b/roles/ceph-facts/tasks/facts.yml
index 399365828..0a3d971ea 100644
--- a/roles/ceph-facts/tasks/facts.yml
+++ b/roles/ceph-facts/tasks/facts.yml
@@ -218,13 +218,6 @@
     - item.value.holders|count == 0
     - item.key is not match osd_auto_discovery_exclude
 
-- name: set_fact ceph_uid for debian based system - non container
-  set_fact:
-    ceph_uid: 64045
-  when:
-    - not containerized_deployment | bool
-    - ansible_os_family == 'Debian'
-
 - name: set_fact rgw_hostname
   set_fact:
     rgw_hostname: "{% set _value = ansible_hostname -%}