diff --git a/devstack/gate_hook.sh b/devstack/gate_hook.sh
index 804f8b17b..3710a7376 100755
--- a/devstack/gate_hook.sh
+++ b/devstack/gate_hook.sh
@@ -13,5 +13,5 @@
 # under the License.
 
 set -ex
-
+export FORCE=yes
 $BASE/new/devstack-gate/devstack-vm-gate.sh