diff --git a/playbooks/legacy/nova-lvm/run.yaml b/playbooks/legacy/nova-lvm/run.yaml
index 3d84ff5223d1..3445e186bc57 100644
--- a/playbooks/legacy/nova-lvm/run.yaml
+++ b/playbooks/legacy/nova-lvm/run.yaml
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@
           [[local|localrc]]
           NOVA_BACKEND=LVM
           LVM_VOLUME_CLEAR=none
+          TEMPEST_RUN_VALIDATION=false
 
           EOF
         executable: /bin/bash