diff --git a/glance/tests/functional/__init__.py b/glance/tests/functional/__init__.py
index 90ffb5b39a..3f8896ff6a 100644
--- a/glance/tests/functional/__init__.py
+++ b/glance/tests/functional/__init__.py
@@ -424,6 +424,9 @@ class ApiServer(Server):
 
         self.send_identity_headers = False
 
+        self.node_staging_uri = 'file://%s' % os.path.join(
+            self.test_dir, 'staging')
+
         self.conf_base = """[DEFAULT]
 debug = %(debug)s
 default_log_levels = eventlet.wsgi.server=DEBUG,stevedore.extension=INFO
@@ -453,6 +456,7 @@ image_tag_quota=%(image_tag_quota)s
 image_location_quota=%(image_location_quota)s
 location_strategy=%(location_strategy)s
 allow_additional_image_properties = True
+node_staging_uri=%(node_staging_uri)s
 [oslo_policy]
 policy_file = %(policy_file)s
 policy_default_rule = %(policy_default_rule)s
diff --git a/glance/tests/functional/v2/test_images.py b/glance/tests/functional/v2/test_images.py
index c9a6826a31..0bc0c0a107 100644
--- a/glance/tests/functional/v2/test_images.py
+++ b/glance/tests/functional/v2/test_images.py
@@ -235,7 +235,6 @@ class TestImages(functional.FunctionalTest):
         self.stop_servers()
 
     def test_image_import_using_web_download(self):
-        self.config(node_staging_uri="file:///tmp/staging/")
         self.start_servers(**self.__dict__.copy())
 
         # Image list should be empty
@@ -4817,7 +4816,6 @@ class TestImagesMultipleBackend(functional.MultipleBackendFunctionalTest):
         self.stop_servers()
 
     def test_image_import_using_web_download(self):
-        self.config(node_staging_uri="file:///tmp/staging/")
         self.start_servers(**self.__dict__.copy())
 
         # Image list should be empty
@@ -4980,7 +4978,6 @@ class TestImagesMultipleBackend(functional.MultipleBackendFunctionalTest):
         self.stop_servers()
 
     def test_image_import_using_web_download_different_backend(self):
-        self.config(node_staging_uri="file:///tmp/staging/")
         self.start_servers(**self.__dict__.copy())
 
         # Image list should be empty
@@ -5144,7 +5141,6 @@ class TestImagesMultipleBackend(functional.MultipleBackendFunctionalTest):
         self.stop_servers()
 
     def test_image_import_multi_stores(self):
-        self.config(node_staging_uri="file:///tmp/staging/")
         self.start_servers(**self.__dict__.copy())
 
         # Image list should be empty
@@ -5759,7 +5755,6 @@ class TestImagesMultipleBackend(functional.MultipleBackendFunctionalTest):
         self.stop_servers()
 
     def test_image_import_multi_stores_specifying_all_stores(self):
-        self.config(node_staging_uri="file:///tmp/staging/")
         self.start_servers(**self.__dict__.copy())
 
         # Image list should be empty