diff --git a/senlin/profiles/os/nova/server.py b/senlin/profiles/os/nova/server.py
index 7ca4f63a7..a826c68e8 100644
--- a/senlin/profiles/os/nova/server.py
+++ b/senlin/profiles/os/nova/server.py
@@ -1199,7 +1199,7 @@ class ServerProfile(base.Profile):
         ports = self._create_ports_from_properties(
             obj, networks, 'update')
         for port in ports:
-            params = {'port': port['id']}
+            params = {'port_id': port['id']}
             try:
                 cc.server_interface_create(server, **params)
             except exc.InternalError as ex:
diff --git a/senlin/tests/unit/drivers/test_nova_v2.py b/senlin/tests/unit/drivers/test_nova_v2.py
index 37c616ff1..e91e2dc9f 100644
--- a/senlin/tests/unit/drivers/test_nova_v2.py
+++ b/senlin/tests/unit/drivers/test_nova_v2.py
@@ -372,9 +372,9 @@ class TestNovaV2(base.SenlinTestCase):
     def test_server_interface_create(self):
         server = mock.Mock()
         d = nova_v2.NovaClient(self.conn_params)
-        d.server_interface_create(server, name='foo')
+        d.server_interface_create(server, port_id='fake-port-id')
         self.compute.create_server_interface.assert_called_once_with(
-            server, name='foo')
+            server, port_id='fake-port-id')
 
     def test_server_interface_list(self):
         d = nova_v2.NovaClient(self.conn_params)
diff --git a/senlin/tests/unit/profiles/test_nova_server_update.py b/senlin/tests/unit/profiles/test_nova_server_update.py
index 7692b705e..2f37727b1 100644
--- a/senlin/tests/unit/profiles/test_nova_server_update.py
+++ b/senlin/tests/unit/profiles/test_nova_server_update.py
@@ -797,9 +797,9 @@ class TestNovaServerUpdate(base.SenlinTestCase):
         mock_validate.assert_has_calls(validation_calls)
         mock_get_port.assert_called_with(obj, {'port': 'port4'})
         create_calls = [
-            mock.call(server_obj, port='port1_id'),
-            mock.call(server_obj, port='port2_id'),
-            mock.call(server_obj, port='port4_id'),
+            mock.call(server_obj, port_id='port1_id'),
+            mock.call(server_obj, port_id='port2_id'),
+            mock.call(server_obj, port_id='port4_id'),
         ]
         cc.server_interface_create.assert_has_calls(create_calls)