diff --git a/test-salt-formulas-pipeline.groovy b/test-salt-formulas-pipeline.groovy
index 088a744..6d7e622 100644
--- a/test-salt-formulas-pipeline.groovy
+++ b/test-salt-formulas-pipeline.groovy
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
 
 def checkouted = false
 
+envOverrides = []
 futureFormulas = []
 failedFormulas = []
 
@@ -176,6 +177,7 @@
             if (fileExists(".kitchen.yml") || fileExists(".kitchen.openstack.yml")) {
               if (fileExists(".kitchen.openstack.yml")) {
                 common.infoMsg("Openstack Kitchen test configuration found, running Openstack kitchen tests.")
+                envOverrides.add("KITCHEN_YAML=.kitchen.openstack.yml")
                 if (fileExists(".kitchen.yml")) {
                   common.infoMsg("Ignoring the docker Kitchen test configuration file.")
                 }
@@ -191,8 +193,8 @@
                 common.infoMsg("Override Gemfile found in the kitchen directory, using it.")
                 ruby.installKitchen()
               }
-              common.infoMsg = ruby.runKitchenCommand("list -b")
-              kitchenEnvs = ruby.runKitchenCommand("list -b").split()
+              common.infoMsg = ruby.runKitchenCommand("list -b", envOverrides.join(' '))
+              kitchenEnvs = ruby.runKitchenCommand("list -b", envOverrides.join(' ')).split()
               common.infoMsg(kitchenEnvs)
               common.infoMsg("Running kitchen testing in parallel mode")
               if (CUSTOM_KITCHEN_ENVS != null && CUSTOM_KITCHEN_ENVS != '') {
diff --git a/test-salt-model-wrapper.groovy b/test-salt-model-wrapper.groovy
index 9913c5c..42aa4e9 100644
--- a/test-salt-model-wrapper.groovy
+++ b/test-salt-model-wrapper.groovy
@@ -55,9 +55,9 @@
 }
 
 // run needed job with params
-def runTests(String jobName, ArrayList jobParams, String threadName = '') {
+def runTests(String jobName, ArrayList jobParams, String threadName = '', Boolean voteOverride = null) {
     threadName = threadName ? threadName : jobName
-    def propagateStatus = voteMatrix.get(jobName, true)
+    def propagateStatus = voteOverride != null ? voteOverride : voteMatrix.get(jobName, true)
     return {
         def jobBuild = build job: jobName, propagate: false, parameters: jobParams
         jobResultComments[threadName] = ['url': jobBuild.absoluteUrl, 'status': jobBuild.result, 'job': jobName]
@@ -205,7 +205,9 @@
                         buildTestParamsOld['COOKIECUTTER_TEMPLATE_REF'] = ''
                         buildTestParamsOld['COOKIECUTTER_TEMPLATE_BRANCH'] = oldRef
                         String threadName = "${branchJobName}-${oldRef}"
-                        branches[threadName] = runTests(branchJobName, yamlJobParameters(buildTestParamsOld), threadName)
+                        // disable votes for release/2018.11.0 branch
+                        overrideVote = oldRef == 'release/2018.11.0' ? false : null
+                        branches[threadName] = runTests(branchJobName, yamlJobParameters(buildTestParamsOld), threadName, overrideVote)
                     }
                 }
                 if (gerritProject == cookiecutterTemplatesRepo) {