diff --git a/devstack/lib/kuryr_kubernetes b/devstack/lib/kuryr_kubernetes
index 90fdcb74c..3e126702c 100644
--- a/devstack/lib/kuryr_kubernetes
+++ b/devstack/lib/kuryr_kubernetes
@@ -1517,6 +1517,7 @@ function update_tempest_conf_file {
     if [[ "$KURYR_IPV6" == "True" || "$KURYR_DUAL_STACK" == "True" ]]; then
         iniset "$TEMPEST_CONFIG" kuryr_kubernetes ipv6 True
     fi
+    iniset "$TEMPEST_CONFIG" kuryr_kubernetes enable_reconciliation True
     iniset "$TEMPEST_CONFIG" kuryr_kubernetes validate_crd True
     iniset "$TEMPEST_CONFIG" kuryr_kubernetes kuryrports True
     iniset "$TEMPEST_CONFIG" kuryr_kubernetes kuryrloadbalancers True