diff --git a/deployment/nova/novajoin-container-puppet.yaml b/deployment/nova/novajoin-container-puppet.yaml
index b3696e0d84..c72d4774c8 100644
--- a/deployment/nova/novajoin-container-puppet.yaml
+++ b/deployment/nova/novajoin-container-puppet.yaml
@@ -151,6 +151,9 @@ outputs:
           nova::vendordata::vendordata_dynamic_auth_password: {get_param: NovaPassword}
           nova::vendordata::vendordata_dynamic_connect_timeout: {get_param: NovajoinVendordataTimeout}
           nova::vendordata::vendordata_dynamic_read_timeout: {get_param: NovajoinVendordataTimeout}
+          # novajoin requires that the notification driver be set which could
+          # be disabled if telemetry is off.
+          nova::notification_driver: messagingv2
           nova::notification_topics: ['notifications', 'novajoin_notifications']
           nova::notify_on_state_change: 'vm_state'
         nova_api: *nova_vendordata