diff --git a/tripleoclient/v1/overcloud_deploy.py b/tripleoclient/v1/overcloud_deploy.py
index c067df69d..5ab7c02a1 100644
--- a/tripleoclient/v1/overcloud_deploy.py
+++ b/tripleoclient/v1/overcloud_deploy.py
@@ -915,6 +915,9 @@ class DeployOvercloud(command.Command):
                     deployment_options['ansible_python_interpreter'] = \
                         parsed_args.deployment_python_interpreter
 
+                disabled_val = parsed_args.disable_validations
+                enable_val = parsed_args.run_validations
+
                 deployment.config_download(
                     self.log, self.clients, stack,
                     parsed_args.templates, parsed_args.overcloud_ssh_user,
@@ -924,7 +927,8 @@ class DeployOvercloud(command.Command):
                     parsed_args.override_ansible_cfg,
                     timeout,
                     verbosity=self.app_args.verbose_level,
-                    deployment_options=deployment_options)
+                    deployment_options=deployment_options,
+                    in_flight_validations=(enable_val or not disabled_val))
             except Exception:
                 deployment.set_deployment_status(
                     self.clients, 'failed',
diff --git a/tripleoclient/workflows/deployment.py b/tripleoclient/workflows/deployment.py
index f3f1745e6..ea33038a3 100644
--- a/tripleoclient/workflows/deployment.py
+++ b/tripleoclient/workflows/deployment.py
@@ -317,16 +317,23 @@ def enable_ssh_admin(log, clients, plan_name, hosts, ssh_user, ssh_key):
 def config_download(log, clients, stack, templates,
                     ssh_user, ssh_key, ssh_network,
                     output_dir, override_ansible_cfg, timeout, verbosity=1,
-                    deployment_options={}):
+                    deployment_options={},
+                    in_flight_validations=True):
     workflow_client = clients.workflow_engine
     tripleoclients = clients.tripleoclient
 
+    if in_flight_validations:
+        skip_tags = ''
+    else:
+        skip_tags = 'opendev-validation'
+
     workflow_input = {
         'verbosity': verbosity,
         'plan_name': stack.stack_name,
         'ssh_network': ssh_network,
         'config_download_timeout': timeout,
         'deployment_options': deployment_options,
+        'skip_tags': skip_tags
     }
     if output_dir:
         workflow_input.update(dict(work_dir=output_dir))