diff --git a/cmd/rook/ceph/osd.go b/cmd/rook/ceph/osd.go
index a7183452c..4ec9d94d5 100644
--- a/cmd/rook/ceph/osd.go
+++ b/cmd/rook/ceph/osd.go
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/pkg/errors"
 	"github.com/rook/rook/cmd/rook/rook"
 	cephv1 "github.com/rook/rook/pkg/apis/ceph.rook.io/v1"
+	"github.com/rook/rook/pkg/daemon/ceph/client"
 	osddaemon "github.com/rook/rook/pkg/daemon/ceph/osd"
 	"github.com/rook/rook/pkg/operator/ceph/cluster/mon"
 	oposd "github.com/rook/rook/pkg/operator/ceph/cluster/osd"
@@ -255,6 +256,10 @@ func prepareOSD(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
 	clusterInfo.Context = cmd.Context()
 	kv := k8sutil.NewConfigMapKVStore(clusterInfo.Namespace, context.Clientset, ownerInfo)
 
+	if err := client.WriteCephConfig(context, &clusterInfo); err != nil {
+		return errors.Wrap(err, "failed to generate ceph config")
+	}
+
 	// destroy the OSD using the OSD ID
 	var replaceOSD *oposd.OSDReplaceInfo
 	if replaceOSDID != -1 {
diff --git a/pkg/daemon/ceph/osd/daemon.go b/pkg/daemon/ceph/osd/daemon.go
index e8e9b68a1..61063aa83 100644
--- a/pkg/daemon/ceph/osd/daemon.go
+++ b/pkg/daemon/ceph/osd/daemon.go
@@ -181,10 +181,6 @@ func Provision(context *clusterd.Context, agent *OsdAgent, crushLocation, topolo
 	status := oposd.OrchestrationStatus{Status: oposd.OrchestrationStatusOrchestrating}
 	oposd.UpdateNodeOrPVCStatus(agent.clusterInfo.Context, agent.kv, agent.nodeName, status)
 
-	if err := client.WriteCephConfig(context, agent.clusterInfo); err != nil {
-		return errors.Wrap(err, "failed to generate ceph config")
-	}
-
 	logger.Infof("discovering hardware")
 
 	var rawDevices []*sys.LocalDisk