diff --git a/devstack-vm-gate-host.sh b/devstack-vm-gate-host.sh
index 37ed424f..2401fff6 100755
--- a/devstack-vm-gate-host.sh
+++ b/devstack-vm-gate-host.sh
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ sudo start rsyslog
 if [ "$DEVSTACK_GATE_TEMPEST" -eq "1" ]; then
   ./tools/configure_tempest.sh
   cd /opt/stack/tempest
-  nosetests -sv $DEVSTACK_GATE_TEMPEST_TESTS
+  nosetests --with-xunit -sv $DEVSTACK_GATE_TEMPEST_TESTS
 else
     ./exercise.sh
 fi