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 870132461c..03f540fca9 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
@@ -573,6 +573,9 @@
           export STATSD_HOST="graphite.openstack.org"
           export STATSD_PORT=8125
           export PYTHONUNBUFFERED=true
+          set +e
+          $WORKSPACE/devstack-gate/devstack-vm-inprogress.py $DEVSTACK_NODE_NAME
+          set -e
           $WORKSPACE/devstack-gate/devstack-vm-delete.py $DEVSTACK_NODE_NAME