diff --git a/tcp_tests/managers/openstack_manager.py b/tcp_tests/managers/openstack_manager.py
index 2780d9b..bac459a 100644
--- a/tcp_tests/managers/openstack_manager.py
+++ b/tcp_tests/managers/openstack_manager.py
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
 #    License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations
 #    under the License.
 import os
+import requests
 
 from tcp_tests.managers.execute_commands import ExecuteCommandsMixin
 from tcp_tests import logger
@@ -39,6 +40,55 @@
         self.execute_commands(commands,
                               label='Install OpenStack services')
         self.__config.openstack.openstack_installed = True
+        h_data = self.get_horizon_data()
+        self.__config.openstack.horizon_host = h_data['horizon_host']
+        self.__config.openstack.horizon_port = h_data['horizon_port']
+        self.__config.openstack.horizon_user = h_data['horizon_user']
+        self.__config.openstack.horizon_password = h_data['horizon_password']
+        self.auth_in_horizon(
+            h_data['horizon_host'],
+            h_data['horizon_port'],
+            h_data['horizon_user'],
+            h_data['horizon_password'])
+
+    def get_horizon_data(self):
+        horizon_data = {}
+        tgt = 'I@nginx:server and not cfg*'
+        pillar_host = ('nginx:server:site:nginx_ssl_redirect'
+                       '_openstack_web:host:name')
+        pillar_port = ('nginx:server:site:nginx_ssl_redirect'
+                       '_openstack_web:host:port')
+        hosts = self._salt.get_pillar(tgt=tgt, pillar=pillar_host)
+        host = set([ip for item in hosts for node, ip
+                    in item.items() if ip])
+        if host:
+            host = host.pop()
+        ports = self._salt.get_pillar(tgt=tgt, pillar=pillar_port)
+
+        port = set([port for item in ports for node, port
+                    in item.items() if port])
+        if port:
+            port = port.pop()
+        tgt = 'I@keystone:server and ctl01*'
+        pillar_user = 'keystone:server:admin_name'
+        pillar_password = 'keystone:server:admin_password'
+        users = self._salt.get_pillar(tgt=tgt, pillar=pillar_user)
+        user = set([user for item in users for node, user
+                    in item.items() if user])
+        if user:
+            user = user.pop()
+        passwords = self._salt.get_pillar(tgt=tgt, pillar=pillar_password)
+        pwd = set([pwd for item in passwords for node, pwd
+                   in item.items() if pwd])
+        if pwd:
+            pwd = pwd.pop()
+        horizon_data.update({'horizon_host': host})
+        horizon_data.update({'horizon_port': port})
+        horizon_data.update({'horizon_user': user})
+        horizon_data.update({'horizon_password': pwd})
+        LOG.info("Data from pillars {}".format(horizon_data))
+
+        return horizon_data
 
     def run_tempest(
             self,
@@ -121,3 +171,37 @@
         LOG.info('Reboot (warm restart) nodes {0}'.format(node_names))
         self.warm_shutdown_openstack_nodes(node_names, timeout=timeout)
         self.warm_start_nodes(node_names)
+
+    def auth_in_horizon(self, host, port, user, password):
+        client = requests.session()
+        url = "http://{0}:{1}".format(
+            self.__config.openstack.horizon_host,
+            self.__config.openstack.horizon_port)
+        # Retrieve the CSRF token first
+        client.get(url, verify=False)  # sets cookie
+        if not len(client.cookies):
+            login_data = dict(
+                username=self.__config.openstack.horizon_user,
+                password=self.__config.openstack.horizon_password,
+                next='/')
+            resp = client.post(url, data=login_data,
+                               headers=dict(Referer=url), verify=False)
+            LOG.debug("Horizon resp {}".format(resp))
+            assert 200 == resp.status_code, ("Failed to auth in "
+                                             "horizon. Response "
+                                             "{0}".format(resp.status_code))
+        else:
+            login_data = dict(
+                username=self.__config.openstack.horizon_user,
+                password=self.__config.openstack.horizon_password,
+                next='/')
+            csrftoken = client.cookies.get('csrftoken', None)
+            if csrftoken:
+                login_data['csrfmiddlewaretoken'] = csrftoken
+
+            resp = client.post(url, data=login_data,
+                               headers=dict(Referer=url), verify=False)
+            LOG.debug("Horizon resp {}".format(resp))
+            assert 200 == resp.status_code, ("Failed to auth in "
+                                             "horizon. Response "
+                                             "{0}".format(resp.status_code))
diff --git a/tcp_tests/managers/rallymanager.py b/tcp_tests/managers/rallymanager.py
index fc56afa..ae72941 100644
--- a/tcp_tests/managers/rallymanager.py
+++ b/tcp_tests/managers/rallymanager.py
@@ -173,7 +173,8 @@
     # Updated to replace the OpenStackManager method run_tempest
     def run_tempest(self, conf_name='/var/lib/lvm_mcp.conf',
                     pattern='set=smoke', concurrency=0, timeout=None,
-                    report_prefix='', report_types=None):
+                    report_prefix='', report_types=None,
+                    designate_plugin=True):
         """Run tempest tests
 
         :param conf_name: tempest config placed in the rally container
@@ -182,6 +183,7 @@
                             to take the amount of the cores on the node
                             <self._node_name>.
         :param timeout: stop tempest tests after specified timeout.
+        :param designate_plugin: enabled by default plugin for designate
         :param report_prefix: str, prefix for report filenames. Usually the
                               output of the fixture 'func_name'
         :param report_types: list of the report types that need to download
@@ -189,23 +191,36 @@
                              None by default.
         """
         report_types = report_types or []
-
-        cmd = (
-            "cat > /root/rally/install_tempest.sh << EOF\n"
-            "rally verify create-verifier"
-            "  --type tempest "
-            "  --name tempest-verifier"
-            "  --source /var/lib/tempest"
-            "  --version {tempest_tag}"
-            "  --system-wide\n"
-            "rally verify add-verifier-ext"
-            "  --source /var/lib/designate-tempest-plugin"
-            "  --version {designate_tag}\n"
-            "rally verify configure-verifier --extend {tempest_conf}\n"
-            "rally verify configure-verifier --show\n"
-            "EOF".format(tempest_tag=self.tempest_tag,
-                         designate_tag=self.designate_tag,
-                         tempest_conf=conf_name))
+        if not designate_plugin:
+            cmd = (
+                "cat > /root/rally/install_tempest.sh << EOF\n"
+                "rally verify create-verifier"
+                "  --type tempest "
+                "  --name tempest-verifier"
+                "  --source /var/lib/tempest"
+                "  --version {tempest_tag}"
+                "  --system-wide\n"
+                "rally verify configure-verifier --extend {tempest_conf}\n"
+                "rally verify configure-verifier --show\n"
+                "EOF".format(tempest_tag=self.tempest_tag,
+                             tempest_conf=conf_name))
+        else:
+            cmd = (
+                "cat > /root/rally/install_tempest.sh << EOF\n"
+                "rally verify create-verifier"
+                "  --type tempest "
+                "  --name tempest-verifier"
+                "  --source /var/lib/tempest"
+                "  --version {tempest_tag}"
+                "  --system-wide\n"
+                "rally verify add-verifier-ext"
+                "  --source /var/lib/designate-tempest-plugin"
+                "  --version {designate_tag}\n"
+                "rally verify configure-verifier --extend {tempest_conf}\n"
+                "rally verify configure-verifier --show\n"
+                "EOF".format(tempest_tag=self.tempest_tag,
+                             designate_tag=self.designate_tag,
+                             tempest_conf=conf_name))
         with self._underlay.remote(node_name=self._node_name) as remote:
             LOG.info("Create install_tempest.sh")
             remote.check_call(cmd)