diff --git a/modules/openstack_project/files/jenkins_job_builder/config/manila.yaml b/modules/openstack_project/files/jenkins_job_builder/config/manila.yaml
index 697ddfe137..574515c016 100644
--- a/modules/openstack_project/files/jenkins_job_builder/config/manila.yaml
+++ b/modules/openstack_project/files/jenkins_job_builder/config/manila.yaml
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
           export DEVSTACK_GATE_NEUTRON=1
           export TEMPEST_CONCURRENCY=1
           export KEEP_LOCALRC=1
+          export MANILA_TESTS='tempest.cli.*manila*'
           echo "API_RATE_LIMIT=False" >> localrc
           echo "SHARE_BACKING_FILE_SIZE=12G" >> localrc
           echo "VOLUME_BACKING_FILE_SIZE=12G" >> localrc
@@ -30,9 +31,8 @@
               cp -r $BASE/new/manila/contrib/devstack/* $BASE/new/devstack
               # Install manila tempest integration
               cp -r $BASE/new/manila/contrib/tempest/tempest/* $BASE/new/tempest/tempest
-              tests_pathes='tempest.cli.*manila*'
               if [[ ! "$ZUUL_PROJECT" =~ "*python-manilaclient*" ]]; then
-                tests_pathes+=' tempest.api.share*';
+                MANILA_TESTS+=' tempest.api.share*';
               fi
           }
           export -f pre_test_hook
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@
               cd $BASE/new/tempest
               sudo chown -R tempest:stack $BASE/new/tempest
               echo "Running tempest manila test suites"
-              sudo -H -u tempest tox -evenv bash tools/pretty_tox.sh \"$tests_pathes\" -- --concurrency=$TEMPEST_CONCURRENCY
+              sudo -H -u tempest tox -evenv bash tools/pretty_tox.sh \"$MANILA_TESTS\" -- --concurrency=$TEMPEST_CONCURRENCY
           }
           export -f post_test_hook