diff --git a/nova/compute.sls b/nova/compute.sls
index fb622c2..d484d26 100644
--- a/nova/compute.sls
+++ b/nova/compute.sls
@@ -58,8 +58,9 @@
   - groups:
     - nova
 
-/var/lib/nova:
+nova_var_lib_nova:
   file.directory:
+    - name: /var/lib/nova
     - user: nova
     - group: nova
     - dir_mode: 0750