diff --git a/gate/perfload-nested-runner.sh b/gate/perfload-nested-runner.sh
index efd5934a2..869116b12 100755
--- a/gate/perfload-nested-runner.sh
+++ b/gate/perfload-nested-runner.sh
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ function ab_bench {
 function write_allocation {
     # Take the first allocation request and send it back as a well-formed allocation
     curl -s -H 'x-auth-token: admin' -H 'openstack-api-version: placement latest' "${PLACEMENT_URL}/allocation_candidates?${PLACEMENT_QUERY}&limit=5" \
-        | jq --arg proj $(uuidgen) --arg user $(uuidgen) '.allocation_requests[0] + {consumer_generation: null, project_id: $proj, user_id: $user}' \
+        | jq --arg proj $(uuidgen) --arg user $(uuidgen) '.allocation_requests[0] + {consumer_generation: null, project_id: $proj, user_id: $user, consumer_type: "TEST"}' \
         | curl -s -H 'x-auth-token: admin' -H 'content-type: application/json' -H 'openstack-api-version: placement latest' \
             -X PUT -d @- "${PLACEMENT_URL}/allocations/$(uuidgen)"
 }
diff --git a/gate/perfload-runner.sh b/gate/perfload-runner.sh
index ff1ca9a0e..33737c38b 100755
--- a/gate/perfload-runner.sh
+++ b/gate/perfload-runner.sh
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ function ab_bench {
 function write_allocation {
     # Take the first allocation request and send it back as a well-formed allocation
     curl -s -H 'x-auth-token: admin' -H 'openstack-api-version: placement latest' "${PLACEMENT_URL}/allocation_candidates?${PLACEMENT_QUERY}&limit=5" \
-        | jq --arg proj $(uuidgen) --arg user $(uuidgen) '.allocation_requests[0] + {consumer_generation: null, project_id: $proj, user_id: $user}' \
+        | jq --arg proj $(uuidgen) --arg user $(uuidgen) '.allocation_requests[0] + {consumer_generation: null, project_id: $proj, user_id: $user, consumer_type: "TEST"}' \
         | curl -s -H 'x-auth-token: admin' -H 'content-type: application/json' -H 'openstack-api-version: placement latest' \
             -X PUT -d @- "${PLACEMENT_URL}/allocations/$(uuidgen)"
 }