diff --git a/rdomanager_oscplugin/tests/v1/overcloud_validate/test_overcloud_validate.py b/rdomanager_oscplugin/tests/v1/overcloud_validate/test_overcloud_validate.py
index d925d075c..118c00033 100644
--- a/rdomanager_oscplugin/tests/v1/overcloud_validate/test_overcloud_validate.py
+++ b/rdomanager_oscplugin/tests/v1/overcloud_validate/test_overcloud_validate.py
@@ -68,6 +68,5 @@ class TestOvercloudValidate(fakes.TestOvercloudValidate):
                       'network.build_timeout 500 '
                       'volume.build_timeout 500 '
                       'scenario.ssh_user cirros'),
-            mock.call('./run_tempest.sh --no-virtual-env -- bar 2>&1 | '
-                      'tee /home/user/tempest/tempest-run.log')
+            mock.call('./tools/run-tests.sh bar')
         ])
diff --git a/rdomanager_oscplugin/utils.py b/rdomanager_oscplugin/utils.py
index 696e4be4b..03af5aeee 100644
--- a/rdomanager_oscplugin/utils.py
+++ b/rdomanager_oscplugin/utils.py
@@ -376,4 +376,4 @@ def create_cephx_key():
 
 
 def run_shell(cmd):
-    return subprocess.check_call([cmd], shell=True)
+    return subprocess.call([cmd], shell=True)
diff --git a/rdomanager_oscplugin/v1/overcloud_validate.py b/rdomanager_oscplugin/v1/overcloud_validate.py
index fbe941d39..acff64f03 100644
--- a/rdomanager_oscplugin/v1/overcloud_validate.py
+++ b/rdomanager_oscplugin/v1/overcloud_validate.py
@@ -54,14 +54,10 @@ class ValidateOvercloud(command.Command):
                         {'auth_url': overcloud_auth_url,
                          'admin_password': overcloud_admin_password})
 
-        full_tempest_args = '--no-virtual-env'
-        if tempest_args:
-            full_tempest_args = '%s -- %s' % (full_tempest_args, tempest_args)
-        log_file = os.path.join(tempest_run_dir, "tempest-run.log")
-        utils.run_shell('./run_tempest.sh %(tempest_args)s 2>&1 '
-                        '| tee %(log_file)s' %
-                        {'tempest_args': full_tempest_args,
-                         'log_file': log_file})
+        if tempest_args is None:
+            utils.run_shell('./tools/run-tests.sh')
+        else:
+            utils.run_shell('./tools/run-tests.sh %s' % tempest_args)
 
     def get_parser(self, prog_name):
         parser = super(ValidateOvercloud, self).get_parser(prog_name)