diff --git a/roles/ceph-config/templates/ceph.conf.j2 b/roles/ceph-config/templates/ceph.conf.j2
index 64df04634..2ce9afb32 100644
--- a/roles/ceph-config/templates/ceph.conf.j2
+++ b/roles/ceph-config/templates/ceph.conf.j2
@@ -32,6 +32,8 @@ mon initial members = {% for host in groups[mon_group_name] %}
       {%- endif %}
       {%- if not loop.last %},{% endif %}
     {% endfor %}
+
+osd pool default crush rule = {{ osd_pool_default_crush_rule | default(ceph_osd_pool_default_crush_rule) }}
 {% endif %}
 
 fsid = {{ fsid }}
diff --git a/roles/ceph-defaults/vars/main.yml b/roles/ceph-defaults/vars/main.yml
index f757d66f7..794e3ad0a 100644
--- a/roles/ceph-defaults/vars/main.yml
+++ b/roles/ceph-defaults/vars/main.yml
@@ -2,3 +2,4 @@
 ceph_osd_pool_default_size: 3
 ceph_osd_pool_default_min_size: 0
 ceph_osd_pool_default_pg_num: 8
+ceph_osd_pool_default_crush_rule: -1
diff --git a/roles/ceph-facts/tasks/facts.yml b/roles/ceph-facts/tasks/facts.yml
index 3d4ff808e..bbb041a86 100644
--- a/roles/ceph-facts/tasks/facts.yml
+++ b/roles/ceph-facts/tasks/facts.yml
@@ -249,6 +249,23 @@
   set_fact:
     osd_pool_default_min_size: "{{ ceph_conf_overrides.get('global', {}).get('osd_pool_default_min_size', ceph_osd_pool_default_min_size) }}"
 
+- name: check if the ceph conf exists
+  stat:
+    path: '/etc/ceph/{{ cluster }}.conf'
+  register: ceph_conf
+
+- name: get default crush rule value from ceph configuration
+  command: grep 'osd pool default crush rule' /etc/ceph/{{ cluster }}.conf
+  register: crush_rule_variable
+  changed_when: false
+  failed_when: false
+  when: ceph_conf.stat.exists
+
+- name: set_fact osd_pool_default_crush_rule
+  set_fact:
+    osd_pool_default_crush_rule: "{% if crush_rule_variable.rc == 0 %}{{ crush_rule_variable.stdout.split(' = ')[1] }}{% else %}{{ ceph_osd_pool_default_crush_rule }}{% endif %}"
+  when: ceph_conf.stat.exists
+
 - name: import_tasks set_monitor_address.yml
   import_tasks: set_monitor_address.yml
 
diff --git a/roles/ceph-mon/tasks/crush_rules.yml b/roles/ceph-mon/tasks/crush_rules.yml
index 2da7e8254..18428ecdd 100644
--- a/roles/ceph-mon/tasks/crush_rules.yml
+++ b/roles/ceph-mon/tasks/crush_rules.yml
@@ -38,12 +38,8 @@
     - inventory_hostname == groups.get(mon_group_name) | last
     - not item.get('skipped', false)
 
-- name: set_fact osd_pool_default_crush_rule
-  set_fact:
-    osd_pool_default_crush_rule: "osd_pool_default_crush_rule"
-
 - name: insert new default crush rule into daemon to prevent restart
-  command: "{{ hostvars[item]['docker_exec_cmd'] | default('') }} ceph --cluster {{ cluster }} daemon mon.{{ hostvars[item]['monitor_name'] }} config set {{ osd_pool_default_crush_rule }} {{ info_ceph_default_crush_rule_yaml.rule_id }}"
+  command: "{{ hostvars[item]['docker_exec_cmd'] | default('') }} ceph --cluster {{ cluster }} daemon mon.{{ hostvars[item]['monitor_name'] }} config set osd_pool_default_crush_rule {{ info_ceph_default_crush_rule_yaml.rule_id }}"
   changed_when: false
   delegate_to: "{{ item }}"
   with_items: "{{ groups[mon_group_name] }}"
@@ -55,7 +51,7 @@
   ini_file:
     dest: "/etc/ceph/{{ cluster }}.conf"
     section: "global"
-    option: "{{ osd_pool_default_crush_rule }}"
+    option: "osd pool default crush rule"
     value: "{{ info_ceph_default_crush_rule_yaml.rule_id }}"
   delegate_to: "{{ item }}"
   with_items: "{{ groups[mon_group_name] }}"