diff --git a/nova/flags.py b/nova/flags.py
index 23e42bd3..9c98bbdf 100644
--- a/nova/flags.py
+++ b/nova/flags.py
@@ -415,7 +415,13 @@ global_opts = [
                default='noauth',
                help='The strategy to use for auth: noauth or keystone.'),
     cfg.ListOpt('non_inheritable_image_properties',
-                default=['cache_in_nova'],
+                default=['cache_in_nova',
+                         'instance_uuid',
+                         'user_id',
+                         'image_type',
+                         'backup_type',
+                         'min_ram',
+                         'min_disk'],
                 help='These are image properties which a snapshot should not'
                      ' inherit from an instance'),
 ]