diff --git a/jobs/templates/released-heat-cicd-queens-contrail41-sl.yml b/jobs/templates/released-heat-cicd-queens-contrail41-sl.yml
index 91f5f18..16da6b0 100644
--- a/jobs/templates/released-heat-cicd-queens-contrail41-sl.yml
+++ b/jobs/templates/released-heat-cicd-queens-contrail41-sl.yml
@@ -224,6 +224,12 @@
         default: "{current-version}"
         description: 'Only works in conjunction with UPGRADE_TO_TAG and must be younger than the deployed version.'
         trim: 'false'
+    - text:
+        default: ''
+        description: |-
+          Add env vars for deploy and testing
+        name: EXTRA_VARS
+        trim: 'false'
     pipeline-scm:
       lightweight-checkout: false
       scm: