diff --git a/scripts/create-nodes b/scripts/create-nodes
index 9c190396..fe1b2719 100755
--- a/scripts/create-nodes
+++ b/scripts/create-nodes
@@ -24,12 +24,16 @@ BRIDGE_NAMES=${9:-""}
 
 LIBVIRT_NIC_DRIVER=${LIBVIRT_NIC_DRIVER:-"virtio"}
 LIBVIRT_VOL_POOL=${LIBVIRT_VOL_POOL:-"default"}
+LIBVIRT_VOL_POOL_TARGET=${LIBVIRT_VOL_POOL_TARGET:-"/var/lib/libvirt/images"}
 
-# define the default storage pool if its not there yet
-(virsh pool-list --all --persistent | grep -q $LIBVIRT_VOL_POOL) || \
-    (virsh pool-define-as --name $LIBVIRT_VOL_POOL dir --target /var/lib/libvirt/images; \
+# define the $LIBVIRT_VOL_POOL storage pool if its not there yet
+if ! $(virsh pool-list --all --persistent | grep -q $LIBVIRT_VOL_POOL)  ; then
+    if [ ! -d $LIBVIRT_VOL_POOL_TARGET ]; then
+        sudo mkdir -p $LIBVIRT_VOL_POOL_TARGET ;
+    fi
+    (virsh pool-define-as --name $LIBVIRT_VOL_POOL dir --target $LIBVIRT_VOL_POOL_TARGET ; \
     virsh pool-autostart $LIBVIRT_VOL_POOL; virsh pool-start $LIBVIRT_VOL_POOL) >&2
-
+fi
 PREALLOC=
 if [ "${TRIPLEO_OS_FAMILY:-}" = "debian" ]; then
     PREALLOC="--prealloc-metadata"