diff --git a/devstack/plugin.sh b/devstack/plugin.sh
index bab02a3..1e09339 100644
--- a/devstack/plugin.sh
+++ b/devstack/plugin.sh
@@ -145,6 +145,11 @@ if is_service_enabled fuxi; then
         # In case iSCSI client is used
         sudo ln -s /lib/udev/scsi_id /usr/local/bin || true
 
+        if [[ "$USE_PYTHON3" = "True" ]]; then
+            # Switch off glance->swift communication as swift fails under py3.x
+            iniset /etc/glance/glance-api.conf glance_store default_store file
+        fi
+
     elif [[ "$1" == "stack" && "$2" == "extra" ]]; then
         run_process fuxi "sudo fuxi-server --config-file $FUXI_CONFIG"