diff --git a/modules/openstack_project/files/jenkins_job_builder/config/blazar.yaml b/modules/openstack_project/files/jenkins_job_builder/config/blazar.yaml
index 360a33b21d..6ec21629e8 100644
--- a/modules/openstack_project/files/jenkins_job_builder/config/blazar.yaml
+++ b/modules/openstack_project/files/jenkins_job_builder/config/blazar.yaml
@@ -21,6 +21,11 @@
           export PROJECTS="stackforge/blazar-nova $PROJECTS"
           export PROJECTS="stackforge/python-blazarclient $PROJECTS"
 
+          # Construct a regex to limiting scope of tempest
+          r="^(?:tempest\.cli\.simple_read_only\.test_resource_.*)"
+          r="$r|^(?:tempest\.scenario\.test_resource_.*)"
+          export DEVSTACK_GATE_TEMPEST_REGEX="$r"
+
           function pre_test_hook {
               # Install blazar devstack integration
               BLAZAR_BASE=/opt/stack/new/blazar
@@ -34,11 +39,6 @@
               BLAZAR_TEMPEST_DIR=$BLAZAR_BASE/contrib/tempest
               TEMPEST_DIR=${TEMPEST_DIR:-/opt/stack/new/tempest}
               cp -R $BLAZAR_TEMPEST_DIR/tempest/* $TEMPEST_DIR/tempest
-
-              # Construct a regex to limiting scope of tempest
-              r="^(?:tempest\.cli\.simple_read_only\.test_resource_.*)"
-              r="$r|^(?:tempest\.scenario\.test_resource_.*)"
-              export DEVSTACK_GATE_TEMPEST_REGEX="$r"
           }
           export -f pre_test_hook