diff --git a/templates/sudoers.j2 b/templates/sudoers.j2
index 51f530ba..39e8618e 100644
--- a/templates/sudoers.j2
+++ b/templates/sudoers.j2
@@ -4,3 +4,4 @@ Defaults:{{ nova_system_user_name }} !requiretty
 Defaults:{{ nova_system_user_name }} secure_path="{{ nova_bin }}:/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/sbin:/bin"
 
 {{ nova_system_user_name }} ALL = (root) NOPASSWD: {{ nova_bin }}/{{ nova_service_name }}-rootwrap
+{{ nova_system_user_name }} ALL = (root) NOPASSWD: {{ nova_bin }}/privsep-helper