diff --git a/jenkins/jobs/networking-odl.yaml b/jenkins/jobs/networking-odl.yaml
index c2c9913661..fa4c2bf19e 100644
--- a/jenkins/jobs/networking-odl.yaml
+++ b/jenkins/jobs/networking-odl.yaml
@@ -109,6 +109,7 @@
           # specify ODL release to use
           export ODL_RELEASE_BASE={odl-release-base}
           export ODL_GATE_SERVICE_PROVIDER="vpnservice"
+          export ODL_GATE_V2DRIVER=v2driver
 
           function pre_test_hook {{
               if [ -f $BASE/new/networking-odl/devstack/pre_test_hook.sh ] ; then