diff --git a/deployment/nova/nova-base-puppet.yaml b/deployment/nova/nova-base-puppet.yaml
index e66d69bfba..0bcff65bf5 100644
--- a/deployment/nova/nova-base-puppet.yaml
+++ b/deployment/nova/nova-base-puppet.yaml
@@ -372,6 +372,8 @@ outputs:
           nova::db::sync::db_sync_timeout: {get_param: DatabaseSyncTimeout}
           nova::db::sync_api::db_sync_timeout: {get_param: DatabaseSyncTimeout}
           nova::network::neutron::ovs_bridge: {get_param: NovaOVSBridge}
+          nova::cache::enabled: true
+          nova::cache::backend: 'dogpile.cache.memcached'
           nova::cron::archive_deleted_rows::minute: {get_param: NovaCronArchiveDeleteRowsMinute}
           nova::cron::archive_deleted_rows::hour: {get_param: NovaCronArchiveDeleteRowsHour}
           nova::cron::archive_deleted_rows::monthday: {get_param: NovaCronArchiveDeleteRowsMonthday}