diff --git a/octavia/common/base_taskflow.py b/octavia/common/base_taskflow.py
index c102e0aba5..a0abf4ee18 100644
--- a/octavia/common/base_taskflow.py
+++ b/octavia/common/base_taskflow.py
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ class BaseTaskFlowEngine(object):
     def _taskflow_load(self, flow, **kwargs):
         eng = tf_engines.load(
             flow,
-            engine_conf=CONF.task_flow.engine,
+            engine=CONF.task_flow.engine,
             executor=self.executor,
             never_resolve=CONF.task_flow.disable_revert,
             **kwargs)
diff --git a/octavia/tests/unit/common/test_base_taskflow.py b/octavia/tests/unit/common/test_base_taskflow.py
index e1ef3918bc..04da83e164 100644
--- a/octavia/tests/unit/common/test_base_taskflow.py
+++ b/octavia/tests/unit/common/test_base_taskflow.py
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ class TestBaseTaskFlowEngine(base.TestCase):
 
         tf_engines.load.assert_called_once_with(
             'TEST',
-            engine_conf='TESTENGINE',
+            engine='TESTENGINE',
             executor='TESTEXECUTOR',
             never_resolve=True)