diff --git a/jenkins/jobs/heat.yaml b/jenkins/jobs/heat.yaml
index ef3bcf4d6a..7c400e03c4 100644
--- a/jenkins/jobs/heat.yaml
+++ b/jenkins/jobs/heat.yaml
@@ -77,6 +77,7 @@
           export DEVSTACK_GATE_EXERCISES=0
           export DEVSTACK_GATE_INSTALL_TESTONLY=1
           export KEEP_LOCALRC=1
+          export DEVSTACK_LOCAL_CONFIG="enable_plugin ceilometer git://git.openstack.org/openstack/ceilometer"
 
           if [ "{datastore}" == "postgres" ] ; then
               export DEVSTACK_GATE_POSTGRES=1
@@ -207,6 +208,7 @@
           if [ "$BRANCH_OVERRIDE" != "default" ] ; then
               export OVERRIDE_ZUUL_BRANCH=$BRANCH_OVERRIDE
           fi
+          export DEVSTACK_LOCAL_CONFIG="enable_plugin ceilometer git://git.openstack.org/openstack/ceilometer"
           export GRENADE_PLUGINRC="enable_grenade_plugin heat https://git.openstack.org/openstack/heat"
 
           function pre_test_hook {{