diff --git a/src/com/mirantis/mcp/Validate.groovy b/src/com/mirantis/mcp/Validate.groovy
index 761e085..e1cf238 100644
--- a/src/com/mirantis/mcp/Validate.groovy
+++ b/src/com/mirantis/mcp/Validate.groovy
@@ -469,15 +469,21 @@
                        conf_script_path="", ext_variables = []) {
     def salt = new com.mirantis.mk.Salt()
     if (testing_tools_repo != "" ) {
-        salt.cmdRun(master, target, "docker exec cvp git clone ${testing_tools_repo} cvp-configuration")
-        configure_script = conf_script_path != "" ? conf_script_path : "cvp-configuration/configure.sh"
-    } else {
-        configure_script = conf_script_path != "" ? conf_script_path : "/opt/devops-qa-tools/deployment/configure.sh"
+        if (testing_tools_repo.contains('http://') || testing_tools_repo.contains('https://')) {
+            salt.cmdRun(master, target, "docker exec cvp git clone ${testing_tools_repo} cvp-configuration")
+            configure_script = conf_script_path != "" ? conf_script_path : "cvp-configuration/configure.sh"
+        }
+        else {
+            configure_script = testing_tools_repo
+        }
+        ext_variables.addAll("PROXY=${proxy}", "TEMPEST_REPO=${tempest_repo}",
+                             "TEMPEST_ENDPOINT_TYPE=${tempest_endpoint_type}",
+                             "tempest_version=${tempest_version}")
+        salt.cmdRun(master, target, "docker exec -e " + ext_variables.join(' -e ') + " cvp bash -c ${configure_script}")
     }
-    ext_variables.addAll("PROXY=${proxy}", "TEMPEST_REPO=${tempest_repo}",
-                         "TEMPEST_ENDPOINT_TYPE=${tempest_endpoint_type}",
-                         "tempest_version=${tempest_version}")
-    salt.cmdRun(master, target, "docker exec -e " + ext_variables.join(' -e ') + " cvp bash -c ${configure_script}")
+    else {
+        common.infoMsg("TOOLS_REPO is empty, no confguration is needed for container")
+    }
 }
 
 /**