diff --git a/provider/local/environ.go b/provider/local/environ.go
index <HASH>..<HASH> 100644
--- a/provider/local/environ.go
+++ b/provider/local/environ.go
@@ -335,6 +335,11 @@ func (env *localEnviron) PublicStorage() storage.StorageReader {
 	return httpstorage.Client(env.config.sharedStorageAddr())
 }
 
+// Implements environs.BootstrapStorager.
+func (env *localEnviron) EnableBootstrapStorage() error {
+	return env.setupLocalStorage()
+}
+
 // Destroy is specified in the Environ interface.
 func (env *localEnviron) Destroy() error {
 	if !env.config.runningAsRoot {
Make sure that the local provider has bootstrap storage.