diff --git a/nova_powervm/tests/virt/powervm/volume/test_fileio.py b/nova_powervm/tests/virt/powervm/volume/test_fileio.py
index d12fd17c..43279954 100644
--- a/nova_powervm/tests/virt/powervm/volume/test_fileio.py
+++ b/nova_powervm/tests/virt/powervm/volume/test_fileio.py
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ class TestFileIOVolumeAdapter(test_vol.TestVolumeAdapter):
         # Validate
         mock_file_bld.assert_called_once_with(
             self.adpt, 'fake_path',
-            backstore_type=pvm_stg.BackStoreType.FILE_IO, tag='a_vol_id')
+            backstore_type=pvm_stg.BackStoreType.LOOP, tag='a_vol_id')
         self.assertEqual(1, mock_build_map.call_count)
         self.assertEqual(1, mock_udid_to_map.call_count)
 
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ class TestFileIOVolumeAdapter(test_vol.TestVolumeAdapter):
         # Validate
         mock_file_bld.assert_called_once_with(
             self.adpt, 'fake_path',
-            backstore_type=pvm_stg.BackStoreType.FILE_IO, tag='a_vol_id')
+            backstore_type=pvm_stg.BackStoreType.LOOP, tag='a_vol_id')
         self.assertEqual(0, mock_build_map.call_count)
 
     @mock.patch('pypowervm.tasks.partition.get_mgmt_partition', autospec=True)
diff --git a/nova_powervm/virt/powervm/volume/fileio.py b/nova_powervm/virt/powervm/volume/fileio.py
index b462ea11..2c31fc1f 100644
--- a/nova_powervm/virt/powervm/volume/fileio.py
+++ b/nova_powervm/virt/powervm/volume/fileio.py
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ class FileIOVolumeAdapter(v_driver.PowerVMVolumeAdapter):
         volid = self.connection_info['data']['volume_id']
         fio = pvm_stg.FileIO.bld(
             self.adapter, path,
-            backstore_type=pvm_stg.BackStoreType.FILE_IO, tag=volid)
+            backstore_type=pvm_stg.BackStoreType.LOOP, tag=volid)
 
         def add_func(vios_w):
             # If the vios doesn't match, just return