diff --git a/check_versions/common/base_settings.py b/check_versions/common/base_settings.py
index 937c22e..8e10ea6 100644
--- a/check_versions/common/base_settings.py
+++ b/check_versions/common/base_settings.py
@@ -34,7 +34,10 @@
     salt_file_root = os.environ.get('SALT_FILE_ROOT', None)
     salt_scripts_folder = os.environ.get('SALT_SCRIPTS_FOLDER', 'test_scripts')
 
-    all_nodes = utils.get_nodes_list(os.environ.get('CI_ALL_NODES', None))
+    all_nodes = utils.get_nodes_list(
+        os.environ.get('CI_ALL_NODES', None),
+        os.environ.get('SALT_NODE_LIST_FILE', None)
+    )
     skip_nodes = utils.node_string_to_list(os.environ.get(
         'CI_SKIP_NODES',
         None
diff --git a/check_versions/common/other.py b/check_versions/common/other.py
index 809a9c0..00f67c2 100644
--- a/check_versions/common/other.py
+++ b/check_versions/common/other.py
@@ -67,12 +67,12 @@
         else:
             raise ConfigException(_message)
 
-    def get_nodes_list(self, env):
+    def get_nodes_list(self, env, nodes_list):
         _list = []
         if env is None:
             # nothing supplied, use the one in repo
             try:
-                with open(os.path.join(PKG_DIR, 'etc', 'nodes.list')) as _f:
+                with open(os.path.join(PKG_DIR, nodes_list)) as _f:
                     _list.extend(_f.read().splitlines())
             except IOError as e:
                 raise ConfigException("Error while loading file, '{}': "