diff --git a/roles/enable-nested-virt/files/update-nova.sh b/roles/enable-nested-virt/files/update-nova.sh
index eb7e7e74..24c93d63 100755
--- a/roles/enable-nested-virt/files/update-nova.sh
+++ b/roles/enable-nested-virt/files/update-nova.sh
@@ -8,10 +8,7 @@ assert() {
 }
 
 echo "[libvirt]" > $NOVA_CONF
-if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then assert "failed to update ${NOVA_CONF}"; fi
-echo "virt_type = qemu" >> $NOVA_CONF
-echo "[libvirt]" > $NOVA_CONF
-echo "virt_type = qemu" >> $NOVA_CONF
+echo "libvirt_type = qemu" >> $NOVA_CONF
 
 service pf9-ostackhost restart
 if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then assert "failed to restart pf9-ostackhost"; fi