diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 7aff60eb..52e80fc0 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ pip-log.txt
 .coverage
 .tox
 nosetests.xml
-.testrepository
+.stestr
 .venv
 
 # Translations
diff --git a/nova/virt/lxd/driver.py b/nova/virt/lxd/driver.py
index d1156ddf..8681d063 100644
--- a/nova/virt/lxd/driver.py
+++ b/nova/virt/lxd/driver.py
@@ -326,7 +326,7 @@ def _sync_glance_image_to_lxd(client, context, image_ref):
                          'skipping metadata injection...',
                          {'alias': image_ref})
                 with open(image_file, 'rb') as image:
-                    image = client.images.create(image.read(), wait=True)
+                    image = client.images.create(image, wait=True)
             else:
                 metadata = {
                     'architecture': image.get(
@@ -347,7 +347,7 @@ def _sync_glance_image_to_lxd(client, context, image_ref):
                 with open(manifest_file, 'rb') as manifest:
                     with open(image_file, 'rb') as image:
                         image = client.images.create(
-                            image.read(), metadata=manifest.read(),
+                            image, metadata=manifest,
                             wait=True)
 
             image.add_alias(image_ref, '')