diff --git a/cinder/files/kilo/cinder.conf.controller.Debian b/cinder/files/kilo/cinder.conf.controller.Debian
index 5ba37f3..f20a4e6 100644
--- a/cinder/files/kilo/cinder.conf.controller.Debian
+++ b/cinder/files/kilo/cinder.conf.controller.Debian
@@ -213,7 +213,7 @@
 {%- for type in controller.get('types', []) %}
 
 [{{ type.backend }}]
-
+volume_backend_name={{ type.backend }}
 volume_driver = cinder.volume.drivers.rbd.RBDDriver
 #
 # Options defined in cinder.volume.drivers.rbd
diff --git a/cinder/files/kilo/cinder.conf.volume.Debian b/cinder/files/kilo/cinder.conf.volume.Debian
index 2f58da3..cd0657e 100644
--- a/cinder/files/kilo/cinder.conf.volume.Debian
+++ b/cinder/files/kilo/cinder.conf.volume.Debian
@@ -277,7 +277,7 @@
 {%- for type in volume.get('types', []) %}
 
 [{{ type.backend }}]
-
+volume_backend_name={{ type.backend }}
 volume_driver = cinder.volume.drivers.rbd.RBDDriver
 #
 # Options defined in cinder.volume.drivers.rbd
diff --git a/cinder/files/liberty/cinder.conf.controller.Debian b/cinder/files/liberty/cinder.conf.controller.Debian
index d9de653..ee56660 100644
--- a/cinder/files/liberty/cinder.conf.controller.Debian
+++ b/cinder/files/liberty/cinder.conf.controller.Debian
@@ -216,6 +216,7 @@
 
 [{{ type.backend }}]
 
+volume_backend_name={{ type.backend }}
 volume_driver = cinder.volume.drivers.rbd.RBDDriver
 #
 # Options defined in cinder.volume.drivers.rbd
diff --git a/cinder/files/liberty/cinder.conf.volume.Debian b/cinder/files/liberty/cinder.conf.volume.Debian
index ffd21a6..791cdc2 100644
--- a/cinder/files/liberty/cinder.conf.volume.Debian
+++ b/cinder/files/liberty/cinder.conf.volume.Debian
@@ -279,7 +279,7 @@
 {%- for type in volume.get('types', []) %}
 
 [{{ type.backend }}]
-
+volume_backend_name={{ type.backend }}
 volume_driver = cinder.volume.drivers.rbd.RBDDriver
 #
 # Options defined in cinder.volume.drivers.rbd