diff --git a/modules/openstack_project/files/jenkins_job_builder/config/devstack-gate.yaml b/modules/openstack_project/files/jenkins_job_builder/config/devstack-gate.yaml
index 8119dc06a7..c39100e682 100644
--- a/modules/openstack_project/files/jenkins_job_builder/config/devstack-gate.yaml
+++ b/modules/openstack_project/files/jenkins_job_builder/config/devstack-gate.yaml
@@ -922,6 +922,7 @@
           export DEVSTACK_GATE_TIMEOUT=180
           export DEVSTACK_GATE_TEMPEST=1
           export DEVSTACK_GATE_TEMPEST_ALL=1
+          export BRANCH_OVERRIDE={branch-override}
           if [ "$BRANCH_OVERRIDE" != "default" ] ; then
               export OVERRIDE_ZUUL_BRANCH=$BRANCH_OVERRIDE
           fi
@@ -952,6 +953,7 @@
           export DEVSTACK_GATE_TIMEOUT=180
           export DEVSTACK_GATE_TEMPEST=1
           export DEVSTACK_GATE_TEMPEST_COVERAGE=1
+          export BRANCH_OVERRIDE={branch-override}
           if [ "$BRANCH_OVERRIDE" != "default" ] ; then
               export OVERRIDE_ZUUL_BRANCH=$BRANCH_OVERRIDE
           fi
@@ -982,6 +984,7 @@
           export DEVSTACK_GATE_TIMEOUT=180
           export DEVSTACK_GATE_TEMPEST=1
           export DEVSTACK_GATE_TEMPEST_STRESS=1
+          export BRANCH_OVERRIDE={branch-override}
           if [ "$BRANCH_OVERRIDE" != "default" ] ; then
               export OVERRIDE_ZUUL_BRANCH=$BRANCH_OVERRIDE
           fi