diff --git a/service/files/defaults.yaml b/service/files/defaults.yaml
index 7f15369..deabf98 100644
--- a/service/files/defaults.yaml
+++ b/service/files/defaults.yaml
@@ -27,6 +27,8 @@ configs:
         server_path: /var/www/html
         site: http://localhost
         username: jenkins
+      tests_set: full
+      tests_regex: null
       volume:
         storage_protocol: ceph
       volume_feature:
diff --git a/service/files/run-tempest.sh.j2 b/service/files/run-tempest.sh.j2
index 744f6e4..f0d4520 100644
--- a/service/files/run-tempest.sh.j2
+++ b/service/files/run-tempest.sh.j2
@@ -27,7 +27,13 @@ rally verify configure-verifier --extend /var/lib/rally/tempest.conf --show
 
 os_release="{{ rally.tempest.openstack_release }}"
 
-rally verify start --skip-list "/var/lib/rally/${os_release}-skip-list.list" --detailed
+{% if rally.tempest.tests_regex %}
+pattern="{{ rally.tempest.tests_regex }}"
+{% else %}
+pattern="set={{ rally.tempest.tests_set }}"
+{% endif %}
+
+rally verify start --pattern "${pattern}" --skip-list "/var/lib/rally/${os_release}-skip-list.list" --detailed
 
 path="/var/lib/rally/{{ rally.tempest.static.path }}"
 mkdir -p "${path}"