diff --git a/.zuul.yaml b/.zuul.yaml
index 170251ef51..dea1f280c4 100644
--- a/.zuul.yaml
+++ b/.zuul.yaml
@@ -229,11 +229,13 @@
         post-config:
           $GLANCE_IMAGE_IMPORT_CONF:
             image_import_opts:
-              image_import_plugins: "['inject_image_metadata']"
+              image_import_plugins: "['inject_image_metadata', 'image_conversion']"
             inject_metadata_properties:
               ignore_user_roles:
               inject: |
                 "glance_devstack_test":"doyouseeme?"
+            image_conversion:
+              output_format: raw
 
 - job:
     name: tempest-integrated-storage-wsgi-import
diff --git a/playbooks/post-check-metadata-injection.yaml b/playbooks/post-check-metadata-injection.yaml
index 1d9eca7623..8e35518f1d 100644
--- a/playbooks/post-check-metadata-injection.yaml
+++ b/playbooks/post-check-metadata-injection.yaml
@@ -4,9 +4,16 @@
       shell:
         executable: /bin/bash
         cmd: |
-          set -xe
           source /opt/stack/devstack/openrc
-          # NOTE(danms): just dump the image so we can see it in case the check fails
-          openstack image show $(openstack image list -f csv -c ID -c Name --quote none | grep cirros | cut -d , -f 1)
+          set -xe
+          cirrosimg=$(openstack image list -f csv -c ID -c Name --quote none | grep cirros | cut -d , -f 1)
+
+          echo "Dumping the cirros image for debugging..."
+          openstack image show $cirrosimg
+
+          echo "Checking that the cirros image was decorated with metdata on import..."
           openstack image list -f value -c Name --property 'glance_devstack_test=doyouseeme?' | grep cirros
+
+          echo "Checking that the cirros image was converted to raw on import..."
+          openstack image show $cirrosimg -f value -c disk_format | grep '^raw$'
       environment: '{{ zuul | zuul_legacy_vars }}'