diff --git a/zuul.d/jobs.yaml b/zuul.d/jobs.yaml
index 0d68088..8462374 100644
--- a/zuul.d/jobs.yaml
+++ b/zuul.d/jobs.yaml
@@ -559,6 +559,7 @@
       devstack_localrc:
         OCTAVIA_AMP_BASE_OS: ubuntu
         OCTAVIA_AMP_DISTRIBUTION_RELEASE_ID: xenial
+        USE_PYTHON3: false
 
 - job:
     name: octavia-v2-dsvm-tls-barbican