diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 89b61c9..65f3866 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -5,3 +5,4 @@ build/
 .coverage
 __pycache__/
 *.py[cod]
+.stestr
diff --git a/.stestr.conf b/.stestr.conf
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5fcccac
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.stestr.conf
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+[DEFAULT]
+test_path=./unit_tests
+top_dir=./
diff --git a/test-requirements.txt b/test-requirements.txt
index a98a042..6da08a9 100644
--- a/test-requirements.txt
+++ b/test-requirements.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 coverage
 flake8
+stestr
 git+https://github.com/openstack-charmers/zaza.git#egg=zaza
 git+https://github.com/openstack-charmers/zaza-openstack-tests.git#egg=zaza.openstack