diff --git a/ec2api/api/image.py b/ec2api/api/image.py
index fa1956ba..be129b22 100644
--- a/ec2api/api/image.py
+++ b/ec2api/api/image.py
@@ -441,7 +441,8 @@ def _format_image(context, image, os_image, images_dict, ids_dict,
     for bdm in properties.get('block_device_mapping', []):
         if (('snapshot_id' in bdm or 'volume_id' in bdm) and
                 not bdm.get('no_device') and
-                (root_device_name ==
+                (bdm.get('boot_index') == 0 or
+                 root_device_name ==
                     instance_api._block_device_strip_dev(
                         bdm.get('device_name')))):
             root_device_type = 'ebs'
diff --git a/ec2api/tests/functional/api/test_images.py b/ec2api/tests/functional/api/test_images.py
index 4e8e8941..090499eb 100644
--- a/ec2api/tests/functional/api/test_images.py
+++ b/ec2api/tests/functional/api/test_images.py
@@ -23,8 +23,6 @@ CONF = config.CONF
 
 class ImageTest(base.EC2TestCase):
 
-    @testtools.skipUnless(CONF.aws.run_incompatible_tests,
-                          "Openstack doesn't report right RootDeviceType")
     @testtools.skipUnless(CONF.aws.ebs_image_id, "EBS image id is not defined")
     def test_check_ebs_image_type(self):
         image_id = CONF.aws.ebs_image_id
diff --git a/ec2api/tests/unit/test_image.py b/ec2api/tests/unit/test_image.py
index e3c4dc80..680a6e3a 100644
--- a/ec2api/tests/unit/test_image.py
+++ b/ec2api/tests/unit/test_image.py
@@ -435,6 +435,20 @@ class ImagePrivateTestCase(test_base.BaseTestCase):
         self.assertEqual('None (fake_name)', image['imageLocation'])
         self.assertEqual('fake_name', image['name'])
 
+        os_image['properties'] = {
+            'bdm_v2': True,
+            'root_device_name': '/dev/vda',
+            'block_device_mapping': [
+                {'boot_index': 0,
+                 'snapshot_id': fakes.ID_OS_SNAPSHOT_2}]}
+
+        image = image_api._format_image(
+                'fake_context', fakes.DB_IMAGE_1, fakes.OSImage(os_image),
+                None, image_ids,
+                snapshot_ids={fakes.ID_OS_SNAPSHOT_2: fakes.ID_EC2_SNAPSHOT_2})
+
+        self.assertEqual('ebs', image['rootDeviceType'])
+
     def test_cloud_format_mappings(self):
         properties = {
             'mappings': [