diff --git a/lib/nova_plugins/hypervisor-libvirt b/lib/nova_plugins/hypervisor-libvirt
index 53dbfb9..123ca82 100644
--- a/lib/nova_plugins/hypervisor-libvirt
+++ b/lib/nova_plugins/hypervisor-libvirt
@@ -64,6 +64,11 @@
         # disable it here for now to avoid surprises later.
         iniset $NOVA_CONF libvirt inject_partition '-2'
     fi
+
+    if [[ "$LIBVIRT_TYPE" = "parallels" ]]; then
+        iniset $NOVA_CONF libvirt connection_uri "parallels+unix:///system"
+        iniset $NOVA_CONF libvirt images_type "ploop"
+    fi
 }
 
 # install_nova_hypervisor() - Install external components