diff --git a/devstack/override-defaults b/devstack/override-defaults
index 7b3a3bb..63e2c65 100644
--- a/devstack/override-defaults
+++ b/devstack/override-defaults
@@ -1 +1,4 @@
 CINDER_ENABLED_BACKENDS=${CINDER_ENABLED_BACKENDS:-bdd:blockdevice}
+# NOTE (e0ne): skip test_encrypted_cinder_volumes tests until
+# bug #1518263 will be fixed.
+ATTACH_ENCRYPTED_VOLUME_AVAILABLE=False