diff --git a/pkg/volume/iscsi/iscsi.go b/pkg/volume/iscsi/iscsi.go
index 3695642b7fe..bfc8e5986c9 100644
--- a/pkg/volume/iscsi/iscsi.go
+++ b/pkg/volume/iscsi/iscsi.go
@@ -53,9 +53,11 @@ func (plugin *ISCSIPlugin) Name() string {
 }
 
 func (plugin *ISCSIPlugin) CanSupport(spec *volume.Spec) bool {
-	if spec.VolumeSource.ISCSI == nil {
+	if spec.VolumeSource.ISCSI == nil && spec.PersistentVolumeSource.ISCSI == nil {
 		return false
 	}
+	// TODO:  turn this into a func so CanSupport can be unit tested without
+	// having to make system calls
 	// see if iscsiadm is there
 	_, err := plugin.execCommand("iscsiadm", []string{"-h"})
 	if err == nil {
diff --git a/pkg/volume/iscsi/iscsi_test.go b/pkg/volume/iscsi/iscsi_test.go
index 82ec3cc5c9d..aacbf00fef5 100644
--- a/pkg/volume/iscsi/iscsi_test.go
+++ b/pkg/volume/iscsi/iscsi_test.go
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ func TestGetAccessModes(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
-func contains(modes []api.AccessModeType, mode api.AccessModeType) bool {
+func contains(modes []api.PersistentVolumeAccessMode, mode api.PersistentVolumeAccessMode) bool {
 	for _, m := range modes {
 		if m == mode {
 			return true