diff --git a/templates/glance-registry.conf.erb b/templates/glance-registry.conf.erb
index 83e834ad..76b4478f 100644
--- a/templates/glance-registry.conf.erb
+++ b/templates/glance-registry.conf.erb
@@ -36,4 +36,5 @@ pipeline = context registryapp
 paste.app_factory = glance.registry.server:app_factory
 
 [filter:context]
-paste.filter_factory = glance.common.context:filter_factory
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+context_class = glance.registry.context.RequestContext
+paste.filter_factory = glance.common.context:filter_factory