diff --git a/tests/run.yml b/tests/run.yml
index 4675657433..d04f944902 100644
--- a/tests/run.yml
+++ b/tests/run.yml
@@ -725,6 +725,7 @@
             chdir: "{{ kolla_ansible_src_dir }}"
           environment:
             KOLLA_ANSIBLE_VENV_PATH: "{{ kolla_ansible_venv_path }}"
+            SCENARIO: "{{ scenario }}"
 
         # NOTE(yoctozepto): this is nice as the first step after the upgrade
         # because it waits for the services to stabilize well enough so that