diff --git a/pyrax/cf_wrapper/client.py b/pyrax/cf_wrapper/client.py
index 7f83a37b..4c38a238 100644
--- a/pyrax/cf_wrapper/client.py
+++ b/pyrax/cf_wrapper/client.py
@@ -781,7 +781,7 @@ def upload(fileobj, content_type, etag, headers):
                                 etag=etag, headers=headers,
                                 response_dict=extra_info)
             # Upload the manifest
-            headers["X-Object-Meta-Manifest"] = "%s." % obj_name
+            headers["X-Object-Manifest"] = "%s." % obj_name
             return self.connection.put_object(cont.name, obj_name,
                     contents=None, headers=headers,
                     response_dict=extra_info)
diff --git a/tests/unit/test_cf_client.py b/tests/unit/test_cf_client.py
index 1f53ea96..2de6592e 100644
--- a/tests/unit/test_cf_client.py
+++ b/tests/unit/test_cf_client.py
@@ -609,7 +609,7 @@ def test_upload_large_file_from_file_object_with_obj_name(self):
             self.assertEqual(put_calls[0][1][1], '%s.1' % obj_name)
             self.assertEqual(put_calls[1][1][1], '%s.2' % obj_name)
             self.assertEqual(put_calls[2][1][1], obj_name)
-            self.assertEqual(put_calls[2][2]["headers"]["X-Object-Meta-Manifest"],
+            self.assertEqual(put_calls[2][2]["headers"]["X-Object-Manifest"],
                              obj_name + ".")
 
             # get_object() should be called with the same name that was passed