diff --git a/pkg/compute/hostdrivers/aws.go b/pkg/compute/hostdrivers/aws.go
index 63d5d95312..a0ff3f48d0 100644
--- a/pkg/compute/hostdrivers/aws.go
+++ b/pkg/compute/hostdrivers/aws.go
@@ -12,6 +12,11 @@ type SAwsHostDriver struct {
 	SManagedVirtualizationHostDriver
 }
 
+func init() {
+	driver := SAwsHostDriver{}
+	models.RegisterHostDriver(&driver)
+}
+
 func (self *SAwsHostDriver) GetHostType() string {
 	return models.HOST_TYPE_AWS
 }