diff --git a/templates/cinder/config/cinder.conf b/templates/cinder/config/cinder.conf
index 4df26de85..0a36fad46 100644
--- a/templates/cinder/config/cinder.conf
+++ b/templates/cinder/config/cinder.conf
@@ -26,6 +26,8 @@ api_paste_config = /etc/cinder/api-paste.ini
 # that would make cinder-api logs be treated as errors by httpd
 log_file = /dev/stdout
 
+use_multipath_for_image_xfer = true
+
 [backend_defaults]
 use_multipath_for_image_xfer = true