diff --git a/modules/openstack_project/templates/nodepool/clouds.yaml.erb b/modules/openstack_project/templates/nodepool/clouds.yaml.erb
index 2d772c7ad1..a207d46708 100644
--- a/modules/openstack_project/templates/nodepool/clouds.yaml.erb
+++ b/modules/openstack_project/templates/nodepool/clouds.yaml.erb
@@ -114,3 +114,4 @@ clouds:
       user_domain_name: default
       project_domain_name: default
     identity_api_version: '3'
+    image_format: 'raw'