diff --git a/shade/__init__.py b/shade/__init__.py
index 95394515f..d3ce69887 100644
--- a/shade/__init__.py
+++ b/shade/__init__.py
@@ -610,7 +610,11 @@ class OpenStackCloud(object):
                 self._swift_client = swift_client.Connection(
                     preauthurl=endpoint,
                     preauthtoken=token,
-                    os_options=dict(region_name=self.region_name),
+                    auth_version=self.api_versions['identity'],
+                    os_options=dict(
+                        auth_token=token,
+                        object_storage_url=endpoint,
+                        region_name=self.region_name),
                 )
             except OpenStackCloudException:
                 raise
diff --git a/shade/tests/unit/test_object.py b/shade/tests/unit/test_object.py
index 3d886d92a..cf9e0254a 100644
--- a/shade/tests/unit/test_object.py
+++ b/shade/tests/unit/test_object.py
@@ -36,9 +36,14 @@ class TestShade(base.TestCase):
         endpoint_mock.return_value = 'danzig'
         auth_mock.return_value = 'yankee'
         self.cloud.swift_client
-        swift_mock.assert_called_with(preauthurl='danzig',
-                                      preauthtoken='yankee',
-                                      os_options=mock.ANY)
+        swift_mock.assert_called_with(
+            preauthurl='danzig',
+            preauthtoken='yankee',
+            auth_version='2',
+            os_options=dict(
+                object_storage_url='danzig',
+                auth_token='yankee',
+                region_name=''))
 
     @mock.patch.object(shade.OpenStackCloud, 'auth_token',
                        new_callable=mock.PropertyMock)