diff --git a/elements/nova/os-apply-config/etc/nova/nova.conf b/elements/nova/os-apply-config/etc/nova/nova.conf
index 046ce18f3..983ac838d 100644
--- a/elements/nova/os-apply-config/etc/nova/nova.conf
+++ b/elements/nova/os-apply-config/etc/nova/nova.conf
@@ -91,9 +91,6 @@ rpc_backend=nova.openstack.common.rpc.impl_qpid
 enabled_apis = ec2,osapi_compute,metadata,openstack_compute_api_v2
 
 compute_driver = {{nova.compute_driver}}
-{{#nova.compute_libvirt_type}}
-libvirt_type={{nova.compute_libvirt_type}}
-{{/nova.compute_libvirt_type}}
 
 
 # nova-compute configuration for ceilometer
@@ -167,3 +164,8 @@ admin_url = http://{{keystone.host}}:35357/v2.0
 admin_tenant_name = service
 api_endpoint = http://localhost:6358/v1
 {{/ironic}}
+
+[libvirt]
+{{#nova.compute_libvirt_type}}
+virt_type={{nova.compute_libvirt_type}}
+{{/nova.compute_libvirt_type}}