diff --git a/modules/openstack_project/files/jenkins_job_builder/config/devstack-gate.yaml b/modules/openstack_project/files/jenkins_job_builder/config/devstack-gate.yaml
index 7e2667ac7e..d849c18f90 100644
--- a/modules/openstack_project/files/jenkins_job_builder/config/devstack-gate.yaml
+++ b/modules/openstack_project/files/jenkins_job_builder/config/devstack-gate.yaml
@@ -651,6 +651,7 @@
           export DEVSTACK_GATE_TEMPEST=1
           export DEVSTACK_GATE_TEMPEST_FULL=1
           export DEVSTACK_GATE_POSTGRES=1
+          export DEVSTACK_GATE_NOVA_API_METADATA_SPLIT=1
           export BRANCH_OVERRIDE={branch-override}
           if [ "$BRANCH_OVERRIDE" != "default" ] ; then
               export OVERRIDE_ZUUL_BRANCH=$BRANCH_OVERRIDE