diff --git a/tools/apply-test.sh b/tools/apply-test.sh
index 35473b9e88..c48bebd8d8 100755
--- a/tools/apply-test.sh
+++ b/tools/apply-test.sh
@@ -70,9 +70,10 @@ echo "127.0.1.1 $HOST.openstack.org $HOST" >> /tmp/hosts
 sudo mv /tmp/hosts /etc/hosts
 
 sudo mkdir -p /var/run/puppet
+sudo cp /etc/hiera.yaml /etc/puppet/hiera.yaml
 sudo -E bash -x ./install_modules.sh
 echo "Running apply test on these hosts:"
 find applytest -name 'puppetapplytest*.final' -print0
 find applytest -name 'puppetapplytest*.final' -print0 | \
     xargs -0 -P $(nproc) -n 1 -I filearg \
-        sudo puppet apply --modulepath=${MODULE_PATH} --noop --verbose --debug filearg > /dev/null
+        sudo puppet apply --modulepath=${MODULE_PATH} --color=false --noop --verbose --debug filearg > /dev/null