diff --git a/files/rpms-suse/neutron b/files/rpms-suse/neutron
index 462513d977..d4841b161a 100644
--- a/files/rpms-suse/neutron
+++ b/files/rpms-suse/neutron
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 dnsmasq
-dnsmasq-utils # dist:opensuse-12.3
+dnsmasq-utils # dist:opensuse-12.3,opensuse-13.1
 ebtables
 iptables
 iputils
diff --git a/files/rpms-suse/nova b/files/rpms-suse/nova
index c5a58b9635..3e95724150 100644
--- a/files/rpms-suse/nova
+++ b/files/rpms-suse/nova
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 curl
 dnsmasq
-dnsmasq-utils # dist:opensuse-12.3
+dnsmasq-utils # dist:opensuse-12.3,opensuse-13.1
 ebtables
 gawk
 genisoimage # required for config_drive
diff --git a/lib/nova b/lib/nova
index 47e4afcf24..e0890a8edd 100644
--- a/lib/nova
+++ b/lib/nova
@@ -303,6 +303,10 @@ function configure_nova {
                 sudo chown -R $STACK_USER $NOVA_INSTANCES_PATH
             fi
         fi
+        if is_suse; then
+            # iscsid is not started by default
+            start_service iscsid
+        fi
     fi
 
     # Rebuild the config file from scratch