diff --git a/tools/gate/playbooks/vars.yaml b/tools/gate/playbooks/vars.yaml
index 40b42a9bb..5944b3866 100644
--- a/tools/gate/playbooks/vars.yaml
+++ b/tools/gate/playbooks/vars.yaml
@@ -52,3 +52,5 @@ nodes:
         value: enabled
       - name: ceph-rgw
         value: enabled
+      - name: ceph-mgr
+        value: enabled