diff --git a/attributes/default.rb b/attributes/default.rb
index 9946430e..c4cfb503 100644
--- a/attributes/default.rb
+++ b/attributes/default.rb
@@ -88,7 +88,8 @@ default["nova"]["libvirt"]["vncserver_listen"] = node["ipaddress"]
 default["nova"]["libvirt"]["vncserver_proxyclient_address"] = node["ipaddress"]
 default["nova"]["libvirt"]["auth_tcp"] = "none"
 default["nova"]["config"]["availability_zone"] = "nova"
-
+default["nova"]["config"]["default_schedule_zone"] = "nova"
+default["nova"]["config"]["force_raw_images"] = false
 # FIXME: OMG!
 default["nova"]["libvirt"]["ssh"]["private_key"] = "-----BEGIN DSA PRIVATE KEY-----
 MIIBvAIBAAKBgQDUIz3rg0afavOwNeTJL/112U/l4B08kzZVx+QcflxllpW4sn/f
diff --git a/recipes/nova-common.rb b/recipes/nova-common.rb
index b6e50f07..d4e44ed8 100644
--- a/recipes/nova-common.rb
+++ b/recipes/nova-common.rb
@@ -79,8 +79,10 @@ template "/etc/nova/nova.conf" do
     "scheduler_driver" => node["nova"]["scheduler"]["scheduler_driver"],
     "scheduler_default_filters" => node["nova"]["scheduler"]["default_filters"].join(","),
     "availability_zone" => node["nova"]["config"]["availability_zone"],
+    "default_schedule_zone" => node["nova"]["config"]["default_schedule_zone"],        
     "virt_type" => node["nova"]["libvirt"]["virt_type"],
     "fixed_range" => node["nova"]["network"]["fixed_range"],
+    "force_raw_images" => node["nova"]["config"]["force_raw_images"].to_s,
     "dmz_cidr" => node["nova"]["network"]["dmz_cidr"]
   )
 end
diff --git a/templates/default/nova.conf.erb b/templates/default/nova.conf.erb
index 47a80624..3d7a5f11 100644
--- a/templates/default/nova.conf.erb
+++ b/templates/default/nova.conf.erb
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ rabbit_host=<%= @rabbit_ipaddress %>
 scheduler_driver=<%= @scheduler_driver %>
 scheduler_default_filters=<%= @scheduler_default_filters %>
 node_availability_zone=<%= @availability_zone %>
-default_schedule_zone=nova
+default_schedule_zone=<%= @default_schedule_zone %>
 
 # NETWORK
 network_manager=<%= @network_manager %>
@@ -65,6 +65,7 @@ xvpvncproxy_port=<%= @xvpvncproxy_bind_port %>
 use_deprecated_auth=false
 allow_admin_api=true
 enable_zone_routing=true
+force_raw_images=<%= @force_raw_images %>
 
 <% if node["platform"] == "fedora" -%>
 # Adding support for non-modded euca2ools to display ip address info