diff --git a/nova/control/cluster.yml b/nova/control/cluster.yml
index 30d759f..8adbb21 100644
--- a/nova/control/cluster.yml
+++ b/nova/control/cluster.yml
@@ -106,3 +106,4 @@
         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 cbdfddb..8087795 100644
--- a/nova/control/single.yml
+++ b/nova/control/single.yml
@@ -51,3 +51,4 @@
           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}