diff --git a/devstack/lib/ironic b/devstack/lib/ironic
index 5960500be9..953334e958 100644
--- a/devstack/lib/ironic
+++ b/devstack/lib/ironic
@@ -2505,6 +2505,8 @@ function ironic_configure_tempest {
     iniset $TEMPEST_CONFIG baremetal enabled_hardware_types $IRONIC_ENABLED_HARDWARE_TYPES
     iniset $TEMPEST_CONFIG baremetal enabled_deploy_interfaces $IRONIC_ENABLED_DEPLOY_INTERFACES
     iniset $TEMPEST_CONFIG baremetal enabled_rescue_interfaces $IRONIC_ENABLED_RESCUE_INTERFACES
+    # Driver for API tests
+    iniset $TEMPEST_CONFIG baremetal driver fake-hardware
 
     local adjusted_root_disk_size_gb
     if [[ "$IRONIC_IS_HARDWARE" == "False" ]]; then