diff --git a/cmd/cephcsi.go b/cmd/cephcsi.go
index 1cf351598..67367faa1 100644
--- a/cmd/cephcsi.go
+++ b/cmd/cephcsi.go
@@ -210,6 +210,10 @@ func main() {
 		}
 	}
 
+	if err = util.WriteCephConfig(); err != nil {
+		log.FatalLogMsg("failed to write ceph configuration file (%v)", err)
+	}
+
 	log.DefaultLog("Starting driver type: %v with name: %v", conf.Vtype, dname)
 	switch conf.Vtype {
 	case rbdType:
diff --git a/internal/cephfs/driver.go b/internal/cephfs/driver.go
index 9c0da4041..a2daa24fd 100644
--- a/internal/cephfs/driver.go
+++ b/internal/cephfs/driver.go
@@ -97,10 +97,6 @@ func (fs *Driver) Run(conf *util.Config) {
 		log.FatalLogMsg("cephfs: failed to load ceph mounters: %v", err)
 	}
 
-	if err = util.WriteCephConfig(); err != nil {
-		log.FatalLogMsg("failed to write ceph configuration file: %v", err)
-	}
-
 	// Use passed in instance ID, if provided for omap suffix naming
 	if conf.InstanceID != "" {
 		CSIInstanceID = conf.InstanceID
diff --git a/internal/rbd/driver.go b/internal/rbd/driver.go
index c82ee0b21..b5c2943eb 100644
--- a/internal/rbd/driver.go
+++ b/internal/rbd/driver.go
@@ -106,11 +106,6 @@ func (r *Driver) Run(conf *util.Config) {
 	var err error
 	var topology map[string]string
 
-	// Create ceph.conf for use with CLI commands
-	if err = util.WriteCephConfig(); err != nil {
-		log.FatalLogMsg("failed to write ceph configuration file (%v)", err)
-	}
-
 	// Use passed in instance ID, if provided for omap suffix naming
 	if conf.InstanceID != "" {
 		CSIInstanceID = conf.InstanceID