diff --git a/tempest/nsxv3_tests/devstackgaterc b/tempest/nsxv3_tests/devstackgaterc
index 73910137d7..441f256fcb 100644
--- a/tempest/nsxv3_tests/devstackgaterc
+++ b/tempest/nsxv3_tests/devstackgaterc
@@ -20,7 +20,11 @@
 
 # Run the tests matching the regexes below
 r="(tempest\.api\.network\.test_extra_dhcp_options.*)"
-r="$r|(tempest\.api\.network\.test_networks.*)"
+
+# Exclude external networks tests until the CI setup has an edge appliance
+r="$r|(tempest\.api\.network\.test_networks"
+r="$r((?<!test_external_network_visibility).)*$)"
+
 r="$r|(tempest\.api\.network\.test_networks_negative.*)"
 r="$r|(tempest\.api\.network\.test_ports.*)"
 r="$r|(tempest\.api\.network\.test_security_groups.*)"