diff --git a/watcher/api/controllers/v1/audit_template.py b/watcher/api/controllers/v1/audit_template.py
index b493270a8..933b4e8a5 100644
--- a/watcher/api/controllers/v1/audit_template.py
+++ b/watcher/api/controllers/v1/audit_template.py
@@ -138,6 +138,9 @@ class AuditTemplatePostType(wtypes.Base):
             raise exception.InvalidGoal(goal=audit_template.goal)
 
         if audit_template.scope:
+            keys = [list(s)[0] for s in audit_template.scope]
+            if keys[0] not in ('compute', 'storage'):
+                audit_template.scope = [dict(compute=audit_template.scope)]
             common_utils.Draft4Validator(
                 AuditTemplatePostType._build_schema()
                 ).validate(audit_template.scope)
diff --git a/watcher/tests/api/v1/test_audit_templates.py b/watcher/tests/api/v1/test_audit_templates.py
index dc990e4d2..44fa33148 100644
--- a/watcher/tests/api/v1/test_audit_templates.py
+++ b/watcher/tests/api/v1/test_audit_templates.py
@@ -663,6 +663,26 @@ class TestPost(FunctionalTestWithSetup):
         self.assertEqual(400, response.status_int)
         assert not cn_mock.called
 
+    def test_create_audit_template_with_old_scope(self):
+        scope = [{'host_aggregates': [{'id': '*'}]},
+                 {'availability_zones': [{'name': 'AZ1'},
+                                         {'name': 'AZ2'}]},
+                 {'exclude': [
+                     {'instances': [
+                         {'uuid': 'INSTANCE_1'},
+                         {'uuid': 'INSTANCE_2'}]},
+                     {'compute_nodes': [
+                         {'name': 'Node_1'},
+                         {'name': 'Node_2'}]},
+                 ]}
+                 ]
+        audit_template_dict = post_get_test_audit_template(
+            goal=self.fake_goal1.uuid,
+            strategy=self.fake_strategy1.uuid, scope=scope)
+        response = self.post_json('/audit_templates',
+                                  audit_template_dict)
+        self.assertEqual(201, response.status_int)
+
 
 class TestDelete(api_base.FunctionalTest):