diff --git a/devstack/plugin.sh b/devstack/plugin.sh
index fbda20b..69e3815 100644
--- a/devstack/plugin.sh
+++ b/devstack/plugin.sh
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ function install_sheepdog {
 
 # start_sheepdog() - Start running processes, including screen
 function start_sheepdog {
-    run_process sheepdog "sheep -f -o -l 7 -c local ${SHEEPDOG_DATA_DIR}"
+    run_process sheepdog "sheep -f -o -l 7 -c local -n ${SHEEPDOG_DATA_DIR}"
     sleep 3
 
     dog cluster format -c 1