diff --git a/functions b/functions
index 4d5b4b574f..5ff4a9b7ca 100644
--- a/functions
+++ b/functions
@@ -554,7 +554,7 @@ function exit_distro_not_supported {
 function is_arch {
     ARCH_TYPE=$1
 
-    [ "($uname -m)" = "$ARCH_TYPE" ]
+    [[ "$(uname -m)" == "$ARCH_TYPE" ]]
 }
 
 # Checks if installed Apache is <= given version
@@ -1588,11 +1588,15 @@ function upload_image() {
         *) echo "Do not know what to do with $IMAGE_FNAME"; false;;
     esac
 
+    if is_arch "ppc64"; then
+        IMG_PROPERTY="--property hw_disk_bus=scsi --property hw_cdrom_bus=scsi"
+    fi
+
     if [ "$CONTAINER_FORMAT" = "bare" ]; then
         if [ "$UNPACK" = "zcat" ]; then
-            glance --os-auth-token $token --os-image-url http://$GLANCE_HOSTPORT image-create --name "$IMAGE_NAME" --is-public True --container-format=$CONTAINER_FORMAT --disk-format $DISK_FORMAT < <(zcat --force "${IMAGE}")
+            glance --os-auth-token $token --os-image-url http://$GLANCE_HOSTPORT image-create --name "$IMAGE_NAME" $IMG_PROPERTY --is-public True --container-format=$CONTAINER_FORMAT --disk-format $DISK_FORMAT < <(zcat --force "${IMAGE}")
         else
-            glance --os-auth-token $token --os-image-url http://$GLANCE_HOSTPORT image-create --name "$IMAGE_NAME" --is-public True --container-format=$CONTAINER_FORMAT --disk-format $DISK_FORMAT < "${IMAGE}"
+            glance --os-auth-token $token --os-image-url http://$GLANCE_HOSTPORT image-create --name "$IMAGE_NAME" $IMG_PROPERTY --is-public True --container-format=$CONTAINER_FORMAT --disk-format $DISK_FORMAT < "${IMAGE}"
         fi
     else
         # Use glance client to add the kernel the root filesystem.
@@ -1600,12 +1604,12 @@ function upload_image() {
         # kernel for use when uploading the root filesystem.
         KERNEL_ID=""; RAMDISK_ID="";
         if [ -n "$KERNEL" ]; then
-            KERNEL_ID=$(glance --os-auth-token $token --os-image-url http://$GLANCE_HOSTPORT image-create --name "$IMAGE_NAME-kernel" --is-public True --container-format aki --disk-format aki < "$KERNEL" | grep ' id ' | get_field 2)
+            KERNEL_ID=$(glance --os-auth-token $token --os-image-url http://$GLANCE_HOSTPORT image-create --name "$IMAGE_NAME-kernel" $IMG_PROPERTY --is-public True --container-format aki --disk-format aki < "$KERNEL" | grep ' id ' | get_field 2)
         fi
         if [ -n "$RAMDISK" ]; then
-            RAMDISK_ID=$(glance --os-auth-token $token --os-image-url http://$GLANCE_HOSTPORT image-create --name "$IMAGE_NAME-ramdisk" --is-public True --container-format ari --disk-format ari < "$RAMDISK" | grep ' id ' | get_field 2)
+            RAMDISK_ID=$(glance --os-auth-token $token --os-image-url http://$GLANCE_HOSTPORT image-create --name "$IMAGE_NAME-ramdisk" $IMG_PROPERTY --is-public True --container-format ari --disk-format ari < "$RAMDISK" | grep ' id ' | get_field 2)
         fi
-        glance --os-auth-token $token --os-image-url http://$GLANCE_HOSTPORT image-create --name "${IMAGE_NAME%.img}" --is-public True --container-format ami --disk-format ami ${KERNEL_ID:+--property kernel_id=$KERNEL_ID} ${RAMDISK_ID:+--property ramdisk_id=$RAMDISK_ID} < "${IMAGE}"
+        glance --os-auth-token $token --os-image-url http://$GLANCE_HOSTPORT image-create --name "${IMAGE_NAME%.img}" $IMG_PROPERTY --is-public True --container-format ami --disk-format ami ${KERNEL_ID:+--property kernel_id=$KERNEL_ID} ${RAMDISK_ID:+--property ramdisk_id=$RAMDISK_ID} < "${IMAGE}"
     fi
 }