diff --git a/tests/roles/bootstrap-host/tasks/prepare_aio_config.yml b/tests/roles/bootstrap-host/tasks/prepare_aio_config.yml
index 85f7c05c76..9e54e67295 100644
--- a/tests/roles/bootstrap-host/tasks/prepare_aio_config.yml
+++ b/tests/roles/bootstrap-host/tasks/prepare_aio_config.yml
@@ -209,6 +209,7 @@
       line: 'security_package_state: "present"'
     - path: /etc/openstack_deploy/host_vars/localhost.yml
       line: 'tintin: "milou"'
+  when: "(lookup('env','ACTION') | default(false,true)) == 'varstest'"
 
 - name: Discover the pypi mirror URL when in nodepool
   shell: |