diff --git a/lib/cinder b/lib/cinder
index 6eee880..03e2e28 100644
--- a/lib/cinder
+++ b/lib/cinder
@@ -399,6 +399,10 @@
             be_type=${be%%:*}
             be_name=${be##*:}
             if type init_cinder_backend_${be_type} >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+                # Always init the default volume group for lvm.
+                if [[ "$be_type" == "lvm" ]]; then
+                    init_default_lvm_volume_group
+                fi
                 init_cinder_backend_${be_type} ${be_name}
             fi
         done