diff --git a/lib/nova b/lib/nova
index 809f56c648..bb94affc82 100644
--- a/lib/nova
+++ b/lib/nova
@@ -439,7 +439,7 @@ function create_nova_conf() {
     iniset $NOVA_CONF DEFAULT libvirt_type "$LIBVIRT_TYPE"
     iniset $NOVA_CONF DEFAULT libvirt_cpu_mode "none"
     iniset $NOVA_CONF DEFAULT instance_name_template "${INSTANCE_NAME_PREFIX}%08x"
-    iniset $NOVA_CONF DEFAULT osapi_v3_enabled "True"
+    iniset $NOVA_CONF osapi_v3 enabled "True"
 
     if is_service_enabled n-api; then
         iniset $NOVA_CONF DEFAULT enabled_apis "$NOVA_ENABLED_APIS"