diff --git a/devstack/plugin.sh b/devstack/plugin.sh
index ebfa050f5..204050454 100755
--- a/devstack/plugin.sh
+++ b/devstack/plugin.sh
@@ -332,6 +332,15 @@ function configure_murano_tempest_plugin() {
             iniset $TEMPEST_CONFIG service_available murano_cfapi "True"
             iniset $TEMPEST_CONFIG service_broker run_service_broker_tests "True"
         fi
+        if is_service_enabled g-glare; then
+            # TODO(freerunner): This is bad way to configure tempest to
+            # TODO see glare as enabled. We need to move it out to tempest
+            # TODO of glance repo when glare become official OS API.
+            iniset $TEMPEST_CONFIG service_available glare "True"
+        fi
+        if is_murano_backend_glare; then
+            iniset $TEMPEST_CONFIG application_catalog glare_backend "True"
+        fi
     fi
 }
 
diff --git a/murano_tempest_tests/config.py b/murano_tempest_tests/config.py
index bfa1041ed..0e0a3a845 100644
--- a/murano_tempest_tests/config.py
+++ b/murano_tempest_tests/config.py
@@ -25,7 +25,10 @@ ServiceAvailableGroup = [
     cfg.BoolOpt("murano_cfapi",
                 default=False,
                 help="Whether or not murano-cfapi is expected to be "
-                     "unavailable by default")
+                     "unavailable by default"),
+    cfg.BoolOpt("glare",
+                default=False,
+                help="Whether or not glare is expected to be unavailable")
 ]
 
 application_catalog_group = cfg.OptGroup(name="application_catalog",
@@ -60,7 +63,11 @@ ApplicationCatalogGroup = [
     cfg.IntOpt("build_timeout",
                default=500,
                help="Timeout in seconds to wait for a application catalog"
-                    " to become available.")
+                    " to become available."),
+    cfg.BoolOpt("glare_backend",
+                default=False,
+                help="Tells tempest about murano glare backend "
+                     "configuration.")
 ]
 
 ServiceBrokerGroup = [
diff --git a/murano_tempest_tests/tests/api/application_catalog/test_repository.py b/murano_tempest_tests/tests/api/application_catalog/test_repository.py
index 389c90d80..76292dfdb 100644
--- a/murano_tempest_tests/tests/api/application_catalog/test_repository.py
+++ b/murano_tempest_tests/tests/api/application_catalog/test_repository.py
@@ -14,14 +14,25 @@
 
 import os
 
+from tempest import config
 from tempest.test import attr
 
 from murano_tempest_tests.tests.api.application_catalog import base
 from murano_tempest_tests import utils
 
+CONF = config.CONF
+
 
 class TestRepositorySanity(base.BaseApplicationCatalogTest):
 
+    @classmethod
+    def resource_setup(cls):
+        if CONF.application_catalog.glare_backend:
+            msg = ("Murano using GLARE backend. "
+                   "Repository tests will be skipped.")
+            raise cls.skipException(msg)
+        super(TestRepositorySanity, cls).resource_setup()
+
     @attr(type='smoke')
     def test_get_list_packages(self):
         package_list = self.application_catalog_client.get_list_packages()
@@ -47,6 +58,11 @@ class TestRepository(base.BaseApplicationCatalogIsolatedAdminTest):
 
     @classmethod
     def resource_setup(cls):
+        if CONF.application_catalog.glare_backend:
+            msg = ("Murano using GLARE backend. "
+                   "Repository tests will be skipped.")
+            raise cls.skipException(msg)
+
         super(TestRepository, cls).resource_setup()
 
         application_name = utils.generate_name('test_repository_class')
diff --git a/murano_tempest_tests/tests/api/application_catalog/test_repository_negative.py b/murano_tempest_tests/tests/api/application_catalog/test_repository_negative.py
index fe87f7612..4e3ca3129 100644
--- a/murano_tempest_tests/tests/api/application_catalog/test_repository_negative.py
+++ b/murano_tempest_tests/tests/api/application_catalog/test_repository_negative.py
@@ -14,14 +14,24 @@
 
 import os
 
+from tempest import config
 from tempest.lib import exceptions
 from tempest.test import attr
 
 from murano_tempest_tests.tests.api.application_catalog import base
 from murano_tempest_tests import utils
 
+CONF = config.CONF
+
 
 class TestRepositoryNegativeNotFound(base.BaseApplicationCatalogTest):
+    @classmethod
+    def resource_setup(cls):
+        if CONF.application_catalog.glare_backend:
+            msg = ("Murano using GLARE backend. "
+                   "Repository tests will be skipped.")
+            raise cls.skipException(msg)
+        super(TestRepositoryNegativeNotFound, cls).resource_setup()
 
     @attr(type='negative')
     def test_update_package_with_incorrect_id(self):
@@ -75,6 +85,11 @@ class TestRepositoryNegativeForbidden(base.BaseApplicationCatalogTest):
     # TODO(freerunner): dramatically better.
     @classmethod
     def resource_setup(cls):
+        if CONF.application_catalog.glare_backend:
+            msg = ("Murano using GLARE backend. "
+                   "Repository tests will be skipped.")
+            raise cls.skipException(msg)
+
         super(TestRepositoryNegativeForbidden, cls).resource_setup()
 
         application_name = utils.generate_name('package_test_upload')