diff --git a/defaults/openstack/init.yml b/defaults/openstack/init.yml
index db4e92b..f367a83 100644
--- a/defaults/openstack/init.yml
+++ b/defaults/openstack/init.yml
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@
     # Nova
     mysql_nova_username: nova
     mysql_nova_port: 3307
+    nova_control_update_cells: True
     keystone_nova_username: nova
     nova_memcache_security_enabled: ${_param:openstack_memcache_security_enabled}
     nova_memcache_secret_key: ''
diff --git a/nova/control/cluster.yml b/nova/control/cluster.yml
index a282d0a..2778374 100644
--- a/nova/control/cluster.yml
+++ b/nova/control/cluster.yml
@@ -107,3 +107,4 @@
         protocol: ${_param:cluster_internal_protocol}
       metadata:
         password: ${_param:metadata_password}
+      update_cells: ${_param:nova_control_update_cells}
diff --git a/nova/control/single.yml b/nova/control/single.yml
index 10f9a1c..808b740 100644
--- a/nova/control/single.yml
+++ b/nova/control/single.yml
@@ -52,3 +52,4 @@
           enabled: ${_param:nova_memcache_security_enabled}
           strategy: ${_param:openstack_memcache_security_strategy}
           secret_key: ${_param:nova_memcache_secret_key}
+      update_cells: ${_param:nova_control_update_cells}