diff --git a/playback/templates/nova_compute_conf.py b/playback/templates/nova_compute_conf.py
index <HASH>..<HASH> 100644
--- a/playback/templates/nova_compute_conf.py
+++ b/playback/templates/nova_compute_conf.py
@@ -14,4 +14,5 @@ rbd_secret_uuid = {{ rbd_secret_uuid }}
 disk_cachemodes= "network=writeback"
 block_migration_flag = "VIR_MIGRATE_UNDEFINE_SOURCE,VIR_MIGRATE_PEER2PEER,VIR_MIGRATE_LIVE,VIR_MIGRATE_NON_SHARED_INC"
 live_migration_flag = "VIR_MIGRATE_UNDEFINE_SOURCE,VIR_MIGRATE_PEER2PEER,VIR_MIGRATE_LIVE,VIR_MIGRATE_PERSIST_DEST,VIR_MIGRATE_TUNNELLED"
+live_migration_uri = qemu+tcp://%s/system
 """
Change live migration to use tcp not ssh