diff --git a/templates/nova.conf.j2 b/templates/nova.conf.j2
index e8c0aef9..40754c1e 100644
--- a/templates/nova.conf.j2
+++ b/templates/nova.conf.j2
@@ -204,6 +204,7 @@ user_domain_id = {{ nova_service_user_domain_id }}
 project_name = {{ nova_service_project_name }}
 username = {{ nova_service_user_name }}
 password = {{ nova_service_password }}
+region_name = {{ keystone_service_region }}
 
 memcached_servers = {{ memcached_servers }}