diff --git a/src/com/mirantis/system_qa/SharedPipeline.groovy b/src/com/mirantis/system_qa/SharedPipeline.groovy
index ec8d7b7..c42d43f 100644
--- a/src/com/mirantis/system_qa/SharedPipeline.groovy
+++ b/src/com/mirantis/system_qa/SharedPipeline.groovy
@@ -275,6 +275,7 @@
         def env_lab_ctl_iface = env.LAB_CONTROL_IFACE ?: ''
         def update_repo_custom_tag = env.UPDATE_REPO_CUSTOM_TAG ?: ''
         def update_version = env.UPDATE_VERSION ?: ''
+        def deploy_empty_node = env.DEPLOY_EMPTY_NODE ?: false
         def parameters = [
                 string(name: 'PARENT_NODE_NAME', value: "${NODE_NAME}"),
                 string(name: 'JENKINS_SLAVE_NODE_NAME', value: jenkins_slave_node_name),
@@ -309,7 +310,7 @@
                 string(name: 'LAB_PARAM_DEFAULTS', value: "${LAB_PARAM_DEFAULTS}"),
                 string(name: 'JENKINS_PIPELINE_BRANCH', value: "${jenkins_pipelines_branch}"),
                 booleanParam(name: 'SHUTDOWN_ENV_ON_TEARDOWN', value: false),
-                booleanParam(name: 'DEPLOY_EMPTY_NODE', value: false),
+                booleanParam(name: 'DEPLOY_EMPTY_NODE', value: deploy_empty_node),
             ]
 
         build_pipeline_job('swarm-bootstrap-salt-cluster-heat', parameters)