diff --git a/docker/services/octavia/octavia-deployment-config.yaml b/docker/services/octavia/octavia-deployment-config.yaml
index 3df6c6ea50..ecf5a84a18 100644
--- a/docker/services/octavia/octavia-deployment-config.yaml
+++ b/docker/services/octavia/octavia-deployment-config.yaml
@@ -67,6 +67,10 @@ parameters:
       from user 'centos' (CentOS), 'ubuntu' (Ubuntu) or 'cloud-user' (RHEL)
       (depends on how amphora image was created). Logging in to amphorae
       provides a convenient way to e.g. debug load balancing services.
+  NovaEnableRbdBackend:
+    default: false
+    description: Whether to enable or not the Rbd backend for Nova
+    type: boolean
   OctaviaControlNetwork:
     description: The name for the neutron network used for the amphora
                  control network
@@ -165,6 +169,7 @@ resources:
           amp_ssh_key_name: { get_param: OctaviaAmphoraSshKeyName }
           amp_ssh_key_path: { get_param: OctaviaAmphoraSshKeyFile }
           amp_ssh_key_data: { get_attr: [default_key_pair, public_key] }
+          amp_to_raw: { get_param: NovaEnableRbdBackend }
           auth_username: { get_param: OctaviaUserName }
           auth_password: { get_param: OctaviaPassword }
           auth_project_name: { get_param: OctaviaProjectName }