diff --git a/plugins/inputs/openstack/README.md b/plugins/inputs/openstack/README.md
index bc1b44bc2..daafb1eb5 100644
--- a/plugins/inputs/openstack/README.md
+++ b/plugins/inputs/openstack/README.md
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ Collects the metrics from following services of OpenStack:
 
 At present this plugin requires the following APIs:
 
-* blockstorage  v2
+* blockstorage  v3
 * compute  v2
 * identity  v3
 * networking  v2
diff --git a/plugins/inputs/openstack/openstack.go b/plugins/inputs/openstack/openstack.go
index c8bf93b85..436b507d2 100644
--- a/plugins/inputs/openstack/openstack.go
+++ b/plugins/inputs/openstack/openstack.go
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/gophercloud/gophercloud/openstack"
 	"github.com/gophercloud/gophercloud/openstack/blockstorage/extensions/schedulerstats"
 	"github.com/gophercloud/gophercloud/openstack/blockstorage/extensions/volumetenants"
-	"github.com/gophercloud/gophercloud/openstack/blockstorage/v2/volumes"
+	"github.com/gophercloud/gophercloud/openstack/blockstorage/v3/volumes"
 	"github.com/gophercloud/gophercloud/openstack/compute/v2/extensions/aggregates"
 	"github.com/gophercloud/gophercloud/openstack/compute/v2/extensions/diagnostics"
 	"github.com/gophercloud/gophercloud/openstack/compute/v2/extensions/hypervisors"
@@ -185,9 +185,9 @@ func (o *OpenStack) Init() error {
 	}
 
 	// The Cinder volume storage service is optional
-	if o.containsService("volumev2") {
-		if o.volume, err = openstack.NewBlockStorageV2(provider, gophercloud.EndpointOpts{}); err != nil {
-			return fmt.Errorf("unable to create V2 volume client %v", err)
+	if o.containsService("volumev3") {
+		if o.volume, err = openstack.NewBlockStorageV3(provider, gophercloud.EndpointOpts{}); err != nil {
+			return fmt.Errorf("unable to create V3 volume client %v", err)
 		}
 	}