diff --git a/bin/nova-xvpvncproxy b/bin/nova-xvpvncproxy
index a17d0cbb341a..cfd3edc3d1d5 100755
--- a/bin/nova-xvpvncproxy
+++ b/bin/nova-xvpvncproxy
@@ -33,12 +33,15 @@ if os.path.exists(os.path.join(possible_topdir, 'nova', '__init__.py')):
 
 from nova import flags
 from nova import log as logging
+from nova import rpc
 from nova import service
 from nova import utils
 from nova.vnc import xvp_proxy
 
+FLAGS = flags.FLAGS
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
+    rpc.register_opts(FLAGS)
     utils.default_flagfile()
     flags.FLAGS(sys.argv)
     logging.setup()