diff --git a/whitebox_tempest_plugin/config.py b/whitebox_tempest_plugin/config.py
index 412b6db7..7e622b7a 100644
--- a/whitebox_tempest_plugin/config.py
+++ b/whitebox_tempest_plugin/config.py
@@ -173,6 +173,11 @@ libvirt_opts = [
         help='Similar to the mask_command option, this config options sets '
              'the command to unmask libvirt. If set, it will be run before '
              'every start command.'),
+    cfg.StrOpt(
+        'libvirt_container_name',
+        default="nova_libvirt",
+        help='The container name to use when needing to interact with the '
+             'respective virsh command of the compute host'),
 ]
 
 database_group = cfg.OptGroup(
diff --git a/whitebox_tempest_plugin/services/clients.py b/whitebox_tempest_plugin/services/clients.py
index 693dc4f3..6d6d2719 100644
--- a/whitebox_tempest_plugin/services/clients.py
+++ b/whitebox_tempest_plugin/services/clients.py
@@ -59,17 +59,24 @@ class SSHClient(object):
 class VirshXMLClient(SSHClient):
     """A client to obtain libvirt XML from a remote host."""
 
+    def __init__(self, ctlplane_address):
+        super(VirshXMLClient, self).__init__(ctlplane_address)
+        self.container_name = CONF.whitebox_libvirt.libvirt_container_name
+
     def dumpxml(self, domain):
         command = 'virsh dumpxml %s' % domain
-        return self.execute(command, container_name='nova_libvirt', sudo=True)
+        return self.execute(
+            command, container_name=self.container_name, sudo=True)
 
     def capabilities(self):
         command = 'virsh capabilities'
-        return self.execute(command, container_name='nova_libvirt', sudo=True)
+        return self.execute(
+            command, container_name=self.container_name, sudo=True)
 
     def domblklist(self, server_id):
         command = 'virsh domblklist %s' % server_id
-        return self.execute(command, container_name='nova_libvirt', sudo=True)
+        return self.execute(
+            command, container_name=self.container_name, sudo=True)
 
 
 class LogParserClient(SSHClient):