diff --git a/run_tests.sh b/run_tests.sh
index de4d2c34d..aad4d0cc7 100755
--- a/run_tests.sh
+++ b/run_tests.sh
@@ -28,7 +28,10 @@ export DISTRO=$(lsb_release -c -s)
 # If openstack/tempest is broken on master, we can pin the repository to a specific commit
 # by using the following line:
 # export TEMPEST_VERSION=${TEMPEST_VERSION:-'382a2065f3364a36c110bfcc6275a0f8f6894773'}
-export TEMPEST_VERSION=${TEMPEST_VERSION:-'origin/master'}
+# TODO(aschultz): remove me after designate gets promoted with:
+# https://review.openstack.org/#/c/434761/
+export TEMPEST_VERSION=${TEMPEST_VERSION:-'10c407a35f802fb72f3f13a964f63f653a3e166c'}
+#export TEMPEST_VERSION=${TEMPEST_VERSION:-'origin/master'}
 # For installing Tempest from RPM keep TEMPEST_FROM_SOURCE to false
 export TEMPEST_FROM_SOURCE=${TEMPEST_FROM_SOURCE:-true}
 # Cirros Image directory