diff --git a/lib/nova b/lib/nova
index 5e157c5f11..0003179a4d 100644
--- a/lib/nova
+++ b/lib/nova
@@ -103,9 +103,9 @@ FORCE_CONFIG_DRIVE=${FORCE_CONFIG_DRIVE:-"False"}
 # should work in most cases.
 SCHEDULER=${SCHEDULER:-filter_scheduler}
 
-# The following FILTERS contains SameHostFilter and DifferentHostFilter with
+# The following NOVA_FILTERS contains SameHostFilter and DifferentHostFilter with
 # the default filters.
-FILTERS="RetryFilter,AvailabilityZoneFilter,ComputeFilter,ComputeCapabilitiesFilter,ImagePropertiesFilter,ServerGroupAntiAffinityFilter,ServerGroupAffinityFilter,SameHostFilter,DifferentHostFilter"
+NOVA_FILTERS="RetryFilter,AvailabilityZoneFilter,ComputeFilter,ComputeCapabilitiesFilter,ImagePropertiesFilter,ServerGroupAntiAffinityFilter,ServerGroupAffinityFilter,SameHostFilter,DifferentHostFilter"
 
 QEMU_CONF=/etc/libvirt/qemu.conf
 
@@ -423,7 +423,7 @@ function create_nova_conf {
     iniset $NOVA_CONF wsgi api_paste_config "$NOVA_API_PASTE_INI"
     iniset $NOVA_CONF DEFAULT rootwrap_config "$NOVA_CONF_DIR/rootwrap.conf"
     iniset $NOVA_CONF scheduler driver "$SCHEDULER"
-    iniset $NOVA_CONF filter_scheduler enabled_filters "$FILTERS"
+    iniset $NOVA_CONF filter_scheduler enabled_filters "$NOVA_FILTERS"
     if [[ $SCHEDULER == "filter_scheduler" ]]; then
         iniset $NOVA_CONF scheduler workers "$API_WORKERS"
     fi
diff --git a/lib/tempest b/lib/tempest
index 60f571ceb3..b8b313eb30 100644
--- a/lib/tempest
+++ b/lib/tempest
@@ -372,6 +372,11 @@ function configure_tempest {
     iniset $TEMPEST_CONFIG compute-feature-enabled block_migration_for_live_migration ${USE_BLOCK_MIGRATION_FOR_LIVE_MIGRATION:-False}
     iniset $TEMPEST_CONFIG compute-feature-enabled live_migrate_back_and_forth ${LIVE_MIGRATE_BACK_AND_FORTH:-False}
     iniset $TEMPEST_CONFIG compute-feature-enabled attach_encrypted_volume ${ATTACH_ENCRYPTED_VOLUME_AVAILABLE:-True}
+
+    if [[ -n "$NOVA_FILTERS" ]]; then
+        iniset $TEMPEST_CONFIG compute-feature-enabled scheduler_enabled_filters ${NOVA_FILTERS}
+    fi
+
     if is_service_enabled n-cell; then
         # Cells doesn't support shelving/unshelving
         iniset $TEMPEST_CONFIG compute-feature-enabled shelve False