diff --git a/de/heat-templates/scripts/instance_boot.sh b/de/heat-templates/scripts/instance_boot.sh
index 913858b..0ac4ccd 100644
--- a/de/heat-templates/scripts/instance_boot.sh
+++ b/de/heat-templates/scripts/instance_boot.sh
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@
 function install_required_packages {
     # Disable unattended upgrades
     sed -i 's/1/0/' /etc/apt/apt.conf.d/20auto-upgrades
-    local pkg_list="apt-transport-https ca-certificates curl software-properties-common jq unzip atop iptables-persistent socat ntp rng-tools"
+    local pkg_list="apt-transport-https ca-certificates curl software-properties-common jq unzip atop iptables-persistent socat ntp rng-tools open-iscsi"
 
     if [[ "${CONFIGURE_HUGE_PAGES}" == true ]]; then
         pkg_list="$pkg_list dpdk-igb-uio-dkms"
@@ -167,6 +167,10 @@
     retry 10 "Failed to install required packages" install_retry
 }
 
+function enable_iscsi {
+    systemctl enable iscsid
+    systemctl restart iscsid
+}
 
 function install_docker {
     function install_retry {
@@ -840,6 +844,7 @@
         prepare_network
         prepare_docker_config
         install_required_packages
+        enable_iscsi
         configure_ntp
         configure_atop
         workaround_default_forward_policy