diff --git a/config/general_config/featureset030.yml b/config/general_config/featureset030.yml
index fca313377..0b7de45bf 100644
--- a/config/general_config/featureset030.yml
+++ b/config/general_config/featureset030.yml
@@ -77,6 +77,8 @@ config_download_args: >-
   --verbose
   {%- endif -%}
 
+ephemeral_heat: "{{ (release not in ['train','ussuri','victoria']) | bool }}"
+ephemeral_heat_args: "{{ '--heat-type pod' if ephemeral_heat|bool else '' }}"
 
 # Tempest configuration, keep always at the end of the file