diff --git a/bin/cinder-volume-usage-audit b/bin/cinder-volume-usage-audit
index 53ea460ae21..35af7caa1fb 100755
--- a/bin/cinder-volume-usage-audit
+++ b/bin/cinder-volume-usage-audit
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@ gettextutils.install('cinder')
 from cinder import context
 from cinder import db
 from cinder.openstack.common import log as logging
+from cinder import rpc
 from cinder import utils
 from cinder import version
 import cinder.volume.utils
@@ -86,6 +87,7 @@ if __name__ == '__main__':
          version=version.version_string())
     logging.setup("cinder")
     LOG = logging.getLogger("cinder")
+    rpc.init(CONF)
     begin, end = utils.last_completed_audit_period()
     if CONF.start_time:
         begin = datetime.strptime(CONF.start_time, "%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S")