diff --git a/planetstack/openstack/driver.py b/planetstack/openstack/driver.py
index eba424a..f84fbb8 100644
--- a/planetstack/openstack/driver.py
+++ b/planetstack/openstack/driver.py
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
 from planetstack.config import Config
 from openstack.client import OpenStackClient
 
-has_openstack = False
 class OpenStackDriver:
 
     def __init__(self, config = None, client=None): 
@@ -12,10 +11,7 @@
             self.config = Config() 
 
         self.admin_client = OpenStackClient()
-        if has_openstack:
-            self.admin_user = self.admin_client.keystone.users.find(name=self.admin_client.keystone.username)
-        else:
-            self.admin_user = None
+        self.admin_user = self.admin_client.keystone.users.find(name=self.admin_client.keystone.username)
 
         if client:
             self.shell = client
diff --git a/planetstack/openstack/manager.py b/planetstack/openstack/manager.py
index 788699b..857e225 100644
--- a/planetstack/openstack/manager.py
+++ b/planetstack/openstack/manager.py
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+import os
+os.environ.setdefault("DJANGO_SETTINGS_MODULE", "planetstack.settings")
+
 from netaddr import IPAddress, IPNetwork
 from planetstack import settings
 from django.core import management
@@ -10,8 +13,7 @@
 except:
     has_openstack = False
 
-#manager_enabled = Config().api_nova_enabled
-manager_enabled = False
+manager_enabled = Config().api_nova_enabled
 
 def require_enabled(callable):
     def wrapper(*args, **kwds):
@@ -277,6 +279,7 @@
         Node.objects.filter(name__in=old_node_names).delete()
 
     def refresh_images(self):
+        from core.models.image import Image
         # collect local images
         images = Image.objects.all()
         images_dict = {}