diff --git a/tasks/transient_cloud_new.yml b/tasks/transient_cloud_new.yml
index 515a88a890..4e346b1bb0 100644
--- a/tasks/transient_cloud_new.yml
+++ b/tasks/transient_cloud_new.yml
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
       wait_for: 300
       flavor_id: "{{ instance_type|flavor_name_to_id('admin', ADMIN_PASS, 'transient', os_auth_url) }}"
       key_name: fedora-admin-20130801
+      floating_ip_pools: external
       auto_floating_ip: true
       user_data: "#cloud-config\ndisable_root: 0"
   register: nova_result