diff --git a/nova/compute.sls b/nova/compute.sls
index fb622c2..9b3ea44 100644
--- a/nova/compute.sls
+++ b/nova/compute.sls
@@ -352,7 +352,7 @@
 {%- set protocol = 'https' %}
 {%- endif %}
 
-{%- set identity_params = " --os-username="+ident.user+" --os-password="+ident.password+" --os-project-name="+ident.tenant+" --os-auth-url="+protocol+"://"+ident.host+":"+ident.port|string+"/"+version %}
+{%- set identity_params = "--os-endpoint-type="+ident.get('interface', 'internal')+" --os-username="+ident.user+" --os-password="+ident.password+" --os-project-name="+ident.tenant+" --os-auth-url="+protocol+"://"+ident.host+":"+ident.port|string+"/"+version %}
 
 {%- if compute.availability_zone != None %}