diff --git a/container_config_scripts/nova_statedir_ownership.py b/container_config_scripts/nova_statedir_ownership.py
index b605980509..ce7f0d647d 100644
--- a/container_config_scripts/nova_statedir_ownership.py
+++ b/container_config_scripts/nova_statedir_ownership.py
@@ -244,4 +244,4 @@ def get_exclude_paths():
 
 
 if __name__ == '__main__':
-    NovaStatedirOwnershipManager('/var/lib/nova', exclude_paths=get_exclude_paths())
+    NovaStatedirOwnershipManager('/var/lib/nova', exclude_paths=get_exclude_paths()).run()