diff --git a/cmd/cephcsi.go b/cmd/cephcsi.go
index b97869824..2dce2af17 100644
--- a/cmd/cephcsi.go
+++ b/cmd/cephcsi.go
@@ -209,6 +209,10 @@ func main() {
 		}
 	}
 
+	if err = util.WriteCephConfig(); err != nil {
+		util.FatalLogMsg("failed to write ceph configuration file (%v)", err)
+	}
+
 	util.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 c8699bbc6..f13b76736 100644
--- a/internal/cephfs/driver.go
+++ b/internal/cephfs/driver.go
@@ -96,10 +96,6 @@ func (fs *Driver) Run(conf *util.Config) {
 		util.FatalLogMsg("cephfs: failed to load ceph mounters: %v", err)
 	}
 
-	if err = util.WriteCephConfig(); err != nil {
-		util.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 fc073859d..fe5f649e0 100644
--- a/internal/rbd/driver.go
+++ b/internal/rbd/driver.go
@@ -105,11 +105,6 @@ 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 {
-		util.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