diff --git a/tripleoclient/tests/v1/overcloud_deploy/test_overcloud_deploy.py b/tripleoclient/tests/v1/overcloud_deploy/test_overcloud_deploy.py
index 91e200106..708f75adf 100644
--- a/tripleoclient/tests/v1/overcloud_deploy/test_overcloud_deploy.py
+++ b/tripleoclient/tests/v1/overcloud_deploy/test_overcloud_deploy.py
@@ -165,6 +165,7 @@ class TestDeployOvercloud(fakes.TestDeployOvercloud):
             'DeployIdentifier': 123456789,
             'UpdateIdentifier': '',
             'StackAction': 'UPDATE',
+            'DeployIdentifier': '',
         }
 
         def _custom_create_params_env(_self, parameters, tht_root,
@@ -285,7 +286,8 @@ class TestDeployOvercloud(fakes.TestDeployOvercloud):
                 'OvercloudControlFlavor': 'oooq_control',
                 'OvercloudControllerFlavor': 'oooq_control',
                 'StackAction': 'CREATE',
-                'UpdateIdentifier': ''}}
+                'UpdateIdentifier': '',
+                'DeployIdentifier': ''}}
 
         mock_rm = shutil.rmtree = mock.MagicMock()
         self.cmd.take_action(parsed_args)
@@ -441,6 +443,7 @@ class TestDeployOvercloud(fakes.TestDeployOvercloud):
             'DeployIdentifier': 123456789,
             'UpdateIdentifier': '',
             'StackAction': 'CREATE',
+            'DeployIdentifier': '',
         }
 
         testcase = self
@@ -577,7 +580,7 @@ class TestDeployOvercloud(fakes.TestDeployOvercloud):
 
         def _custom_create_params_env(_self, parameters, tht_root,
                                       container_name):
-            testcase.assertTrue('DeployIdentifier' not in parameters)
+            testcase.assertTrue(parameters['DeployIdentifier'] == '')
             parameter_defaults = {"parameter_defaults": parameters}
             return parameter_defaults
 
@@ -1118,7 +1121,8 @@ class TestDeployOvercloud(fakes.TestDeployOvercloud):
         parameters_env = {
             'parameter_defaults': {
                 'StackAction': 'UPDATE',
-                'UpdateIdentifier': ''}}
+                'UpdateIdentifier': '',
+                'DeployIdentifier': ''}}
         reg_env = {
             'parameter_defaults': {
                 'rhel_reg_activation_key': 'super-awesome-key',
@@ -1572,6 +1576,7 @@ class TestDeployOvercloud(fakes.TestDeployOvercloud):
             'UpdateIdentifier': '',
             'StackAction': 'CREATE',
             'NtpServer': 'ntp',
+            'DeployIdentifier': '',
         }
 
         def _custom_create_params_env(_self, parameters, tht_root,
diff --git a/tripleoclient/v1/overcloud_deploy.py b/tripleoclient/v1/overcloud_deploy.py
index 235c98c94..a6eb6bf4d 100644
--- a/tripleoclient/v1/overcloud_deploy.py
+++ b/tripleoclient/v1/overcloud_deploy.py
@@ -69,6 +69,10 @@ class DeployOvercloud(command.Command):
 
         stack_is_new = stack is None
 
+        # *Identifier will be update to timestamp value during the deploy
+        # workflow, but till then for all heat stack validations, we need
+        # and entry for starting the deploy action.
+        parameters['DeployIdentifier'] = ''
         parameters['UpdateIdentifier'] = ''
         parameters['StackAction'] = 'CREATE' if stack_is_new else 'UPDATE'