diff --git a/ext/nova.sh b/ext/nova.sh
index 8492fa43..46ae877f 100755
--- a/ext/nova.sh
+++ b/ext/nova.sh
@@ -5,12 +5,18 @@
 source /root/auth
 
 # get an image to test with
-wget http://uec-images.ubuntu.com/releases/11.10/release/ubuntu-11.10-server-cloudimg-amd64-disk1.img
+#wget http://uec-images.ubuntu.com/releases/11.10/release/ubuntu-11.10-server-cloudimg-amd64-disk1.img
 
 # import that image into glance
-glance add name="Ubuntu 11.10 cloudimg amd64" is_public=true container_format=ovf disk_format=qcow2 < ubuntu-11.10-server-cloudimg-amd64-disk1.img
+#glance add name="Ubuntu 11.10 cloudimg amd64" is_public=true container_format=ovf disk_format=qcow2 < ubuntu-11.10-server-cloudimg-amd64-disk1.img
 
-IMAGE_ID=`glance index | grep 'Ubuntu 11.10 cloudimg amd64' | head -1 |  awk -F' ' '{print $1}'`
+#IMAGE_ID=`glance index | grep 'Ubuntu 11.10 cloudimg amd64' | head -1 |  awk -F' ' '{print $1}'`
+
+wget https://launchpad.net/cirros/trunk/0.3.0/+download/cirros-0.3.0-x86_64-disk.img
+
+glance add name='cirros image' is_public=true container_format=bare disk_format=qcow2 < cirros-0.3.0-x86_64-disk.img
+
+IMAGE_ID=`glance index | grep 'cirros image' | head -1 |  awk -F' ' '{print $1}'`
 
 # create a pub key
 ssh-keygen -f /tmp/id_rsa -t rsa -N ''