diff --git a/heat/engine/resources/openstack/nova/server.py b/heat/engine/resources/openstack/nova/server.py
index c2271b653b..83247eb808 100644
--- a/heat/engine/resources/openstack/nova/server.py
+++ b/heat/engine/resources/openstack/nova/server.py
@@ -688,6 +688,7 @@ class Server(server_base.BaseServer, sh.SchedulerHintsMixin,
         super(Server, self).__init__(name, json_snippet, stack)
         if self.user_data_software_config():
             self._register_access_key()
+        self.default_collectors = ['ec2']
 
     def _config_drive(self):
         # This method is overridden by the derived CloudServer resource
diff --git a/heat/engine/resources/server_base.py b/heat/engine/resources/server_base.py
index 4f34750933..b06645aac9 100644
--- a/heat/engine/resources/server_base.py
+++ b/heat/engine/resources/server_base.py
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ class BaseServer(stack_user.StackUser):
 
     def __init__(self, name, json_snippet, stack):
         super(BaseServer, self).__init__(name, json_snippet, stack)
+        self.default_collectors = []
 
     def _server_name(self):
         name = self.properties[self.NAME]
@@ -48,7 +49,7 @@ class BaseServer(stack_user.StackUser):
         meta['deployments'] = meta.get('deployments', [])
         meta['os-collect-config'] = meta.get('os-collect-config', {})
         occ = meta['os-collect-config']
-        collectors = ['ec2']
+        collectors = list(self.default_collectors)
         occ['collectors'] = collectors
 
         # set existing values to None to override any boot-time config
diff --git a/heat/tests/openstack/heat/test_deployed_server.py b/heat/tests/openstack/heat/test_deployed_server.py
index 8c132f9985..9ce055b09c 100644
--- a/heat/tests/openstack/heat/test_deployed_server.py
+++ b/heat/tests/openstack/heat/test_deployed_server.py
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ class DeployedServersTest(common.HeatTestCase):
                 'request': {
                     'metadata_url': metadata_url
                 },
-                'collectors': ['ec2', 'request', 'local']
+                'collectors': ['request', 'local']
             },
             'deployments': []
         }, server.metadata_get())
@@ -188,7 +188,7 @@ class DeployedServersTest(common.HeatTestCase):
                     'secret_access_key': '8901',
                     'stack_name': 'server_sc_s'
                 },
-                'collectors': ['ec2', 'cfn', 'local']
+                'collectors': ['cfn', 'local']
             },
             'deployments': []
         }, server.metadata_get())
@@ -208,7 +208,7 @@ class DeployedServersTest(common.HeatTestCase):
                     'secret_access_key': '8901',
                     'stack_name': 'server_sc_s'
                 },
-                'collectors': ['ec2', 'cfn', 'local'],
+                'collectors': ['cfn', 'local'],
                 'polling_interval': 10
             },
             'deployments': []
@@ -251,7 +251,7 @@ class DeployedServersTest(common.HeatTestCase):
                     'stack_id': 'server_heat_s/%s' % stack.id,
                     'user_id': '1234'
                 },
-                'collectors': ['ec2', 'heat', 'local']
+                'collectors': ['heat', 'local']
             },
             'deployments': []
         }, server.metadata_get())
@@ -270,7 +270,7 @@ class DeployedServersTest(common.HeatTestCase):
                     'stack_id': 'server_heat_s/%s' % stack.id,
                     'user_id': '1234'
                 },
-                'collectors': ['ec2', 'heat', 'local'],
+                'collectors': ['heat', 'local'],
                 'polling_interval': 10
             },
             'deployments': []
@@ -327,7 +327,7 @@ class DeployedServersTest(common.HeatTestCase):
                     'project_id': '8888',
                     'queue_id': queue_id
                 },
-                'collectors': ['ec2', 'zaqar', 'local']
+                'collectors': ['zaqar', 'local']
             },
             'deployments': []
         }, server.metadata_get())
@@ -344,7 +344,7 @@ class DeployedServersTest(common.HeatTestCase):
                     'project_id': '8888',
                     'queue_id': queue_id
                 },
-                'collectors': ['ec2', 'zaqar', 'local'],
+                'collectors': ['zaqar', 'local'],
                 'polling_interval': 10
             },
             'deployments': []