diff --git a/devstack/upgrade/settings b/devstack/upgrade/settings
index 5aa4696c96..9c4ac66441 100644
--- a/devstack/upgrade/settings
+++ b/devstack/upgrade/settings
@@ -15,3 +15,5 @@ devstack_localrc base enable_service ir-api ir-cond ironic
 
 devstack_localrc target enable_plugin ironic https://git.openstack.org/openstack/ironic
 devstack_localrc target enable_service ir-api ir-cond ironic
+
+TARGET_RUN_SMOKE=True