diff --git a/glance/notifier.py b/glance/notifier.py
index a482e4105b..e9659893e3 100644
--- a/glance/notifier.py
+++ b/glance/notifier.py
@@ -64,16 +64,20 @@ class Notifier(object):
 
     def __init__(self, strategy=None):
 
+        _driver = None
+        _strategy = strategy
+
         if CONF.notifier_strategy != 'default':
             msg = _("notifier_strategy was deprecated in "
                     "favor of `notification_driver`")
             warnings.warn(msg, DeprecationWarning)
 
-        # NOTE(flaper87): Use this to keep backwards
-        # compatibility. We'll try to get an oslo.messaging
-        # driver from the specified strategy.
-        _strategy = strategy or CONF.notifier_strategy
-        _driver = _STRATEGY_ALIASES.get(_strategy)
+            # NOTE(flaper87): Use this to keep backwards
+            # compatibility. We'll try to get an oslo.messaging
+            # driver from the specified strategy.
+            _strategy = strategy or CONF.notifier_strategy
+            _driver = _STRATEGY_ALIASES.get(_strategy)
+
         publisher_id = CONF.default_publisher_id
 
         # NOTE(flaper87): Assume the user has configured
diff --git a/glance/tests/unit/test_notifier.py b/glance/tests/unit/test_notifier.py
index 69eb036696..b6e113b7d1 100644
--- a/glance/tests/unit/test_notifier.py
+++ b/glance/tests/unit/test_notifier.py
@@ -114,6 +114,19 @@ class TestNotifier(utils.BaseTestCase):
         self.assertEqual(str(notify._transport._driver._url),
                          transport_url)
 
+    def test_notification_driver_option(self):
+        self.config(rpc_backend='qpid')
+        self.config(notification_driver='messaging')
+        self.config(notifier_strategy='rabbit')
+        notify = notifier.Notifier()
+        self.assertEqual(str(notify._transport._driver._url),
+                         'rabbit:///')
+
+        self.config(notifier_strategy='default')
+        notify = notifier.Notifier()
+        self.assertEqual(str(notify._transport._driver._url),
+                         'qpid:///')
+
 
 class TestImageNotifications(utils.BaseTestCase):
     """Test Image Notifications work"""