diff --git a/tox.ini b/tox.ini
index e049113400..1a6f89024a 100644
--- a/tox.ini
+++ b/tox.ini
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ deps =
   -r{toxinidir}/requirements.txt
   -r{toxinidir}/test-requirements.txt
 commands =
-    stestr run --slowest --parallel-class {posargs}
+    stestr run --slowest --parallel-class --exclude-regex TestMigrationsMySQL {posargs}
 passenv = http_proxy
           HTTP_PROXY
           https_proxy
@@ -84,6 +84,11 @@ envdir = {toxworkdir}/venv
 commands =
   oslopolicy-sample-generator --config-file=tools/policy/ironic-policy-generator.conf
 
+[testenv:mysql-migrations]
+sitepackages = False
+commands =
+    stestr run --slowest --parallel-class TestMigrationsMySQL {posargs}
+
 [testenv:debug]
 commands = oslo_debug_helper -t ironic/tests/unit {posargs}
 
diff --git a/zuul.d/ironic-jobs.yaml b/zuul.d/ironic-jobs.yaml
index 2648111b0b..337261b012 100644
--- a/zuul.d/ironic-jobs.yaml
+++ b/zuul.d/ironic-jobs.yaml
@@ -688,6 +688,14 @@
     vars:
       tox_envlist: unit-with-driver-libs
 
+- job:
+    name: ironic-tox-unit-mysql-migrations
+    parent: openstack-tox
+    description: |
+      Run MySQL based data model migrations separate to isolate failures.
+    vars:
+      tox_envlist: mysql-migrations
+
 - job:
     name: ironic-inspector-tempest-discovery-fast-track
     description: ironic-inspector-tempest-discovery-fast-track
diff --git a/zuul.d/project.yaml b/zuul.d/project.yaml
index 60fe7fbce7..4009f4f605 100644
--- a/zuul.d/project.yaml
+++ b/zuul.d/project.yaml
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
       - release-notes-jobs-python3
     check:
       jobs:
+        - ironic-tox-unit-mysql-migrations
         - ironic-tox-unit-with-driver-libs
         - ironic-cross-sushy:
             voting: false
@@ -65,6 +66,7 @@
             voting: false
     gate:
       jobs:
+        - ironic-tox-unit-mysql-migrations
         - ironic-tox-unit-with-driver-libs
         - ironic-tempest-functional-python3
         # NOTE(rpittau) disabled until we fix the tests