diff --git a/manila/common/config.py b/manila/common/config.py
index d478265b..1d79ffa1 100644
--- a/manila/common/config.py
+++ b/manila/common/config.py
@@ -46,7 +46,10 @@ core_opts = [
                help='File name for the paste.deploy config for manila-api.'),
     cfg.StrOpt('state_path',
                default='/var/lib/manila',
-               help="Top-level directory for maintaining manila's state."), ]
+               help="Top-level directory for maintaining manila's state."),
+    cfg.StrOpt('os_region_name',
+               help='Region name of this node.'),
+]
 
 debug_opts = [
 ]
diff --git a/manila/compute/nova.py b/manila/compute/nova.py
index 2e742f2c..39004368 100644
--- a/manila/compute/nova.py
+++ b/manila/compute/nova.py
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ from oslo_config import cfg
 from oslo_log import log
 import six
 
+from manila.common.config import core_opts
 from manila.db import base
 from manila import exception
 from manila.i18n import _
@@ -37,8 +38,6 @@ nova_opts = [
     cfg.StrOpt('nova_catalog_admin_info',
                default='compute:nova:adminURL',
                help='Same as nova_catalog_info, but for admin endpoint.'),
-    cfg.StrOpt('os_region_name',
-               help='Region name of this node.'),
     cfg.StrOpt('nova_ca_certificates_file',
                help='Location of CA certificates file to use for nova client '
                     'requests.'),
@@ -63,6 +62,7 @@ nova_opts = [
 
 CONF = cfg.CONF
 CONF.register_opts(nova_opts)
+CONF.register_opts(core_opts)
 
 LOG = log.getLogger(__name__)
 
diff --git a/manila/volume/cinder.py b/manila/volume/cinder.py
index 9e6ba72b..7f33ba25 100644
--- a/manila/volume/cinder.py
+++ b/manila/volume/cinder.py
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ from oslo_config import cfg
 from oslo_log import log
 import six
 
+from manila.common.config import core_opts
 import manila.context as ctxt
 from manila.db import base
 from manila import exception
@@ -38,8 +39,6 @@ cinder_opts = [
                help='Info to match when looking for cinder in the service '
                     'catalog. Format is separated values of the form: '
                     '<service_type>:<service_name>:<endpoint_type>'),
-    cfg.StrOpt('os_region_name',
-               help='Region name of this node.'),
     cfg.StrOpt('cinder_ca_certificates_file',
                help='Location of CA certificates file to use for cinder '
                     'client requests.'),
@@ -68,6 +67,7 @@ cinder_opts = [
 
 CONF = cfg.CONF
 CONF.register_opts(cinder_opts)
+CONF.register_opts(core_opts)
 
 LOG = log.getLogger(__name__)