diff --git a/inventory/group_vars/persistent-cloud b/inventory/group_vars/persistent-cloud
index 954d613a97..bac89ff62c 100644
--- a/inventory/group_vars/persistent-cloud
+++ b/inventory/group_vars/persistent-cloud
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
 ---
 freezes: false
 datacenter: cloud
+volumes: ""