diff --git a/nova/flags.py b/nova/flags.py
index f01a4d09..cb47ca8d 100644
--- a/nova/flags.py
+++ b/nova/flags.py
@@ -346,7 +346,7 @@ DEFINE_string('scheduler_manager', 'nova.scheduler.manager.SchedulerManager',
               'Manager for scheduler')
 
 # The service to use for image search and retrieval
-DEFINE_string('image_service', 'nova.image.glance.GlanceImageService',
+DEFINE_string('image_service', 'nova.image.local.LocalImageService',
               'The service to use for retrieving and searching for images.')
 
 DEFINE_string('host', socket.gethostname(),