diff --git a/octavia_tempest_plugin/common/constants.py b/octavia_tempest_plugin/common/constants.py
index 7ddcb7a..e767298 100644
--- a/octavia_tempest_plugin/common/constants.py
+++ b/octavia_tempest_plugin/common/constants.py
@@ -97,6 +97,7 @@
 SORT = 'sort'
 SINGLE = 'SINGLE'
 ACTIVE_STANDBY = 'ACTIVE_STANDBY'
+SUPPORTED_LB_TOPOLOGIES = (SINGLE, ACTIVE_STANDBY)
 
 # Protocols
 HTTP = 'HTTP'
diff --git a/octavia_tempest_plugin/config.py b/octavia_tempest_plugin/config.py
index 11dc59f..dee2bd2 100644
--- a/octavia_tempest_plugin/config.py
+++ b/octavia_tempest_plugin/config.py
@@ -111,6 +111,10 @@
                 default={'amphora': 'The Octavia Amphora driver.',
                          'octavia': 'Deprecated alias of the Octavia Amphora '
                          'driver.'}),
+    cfg.StrOpt('loadbalancer_topology',
+               default=const.SINGLE,
+               choices=const.SUPPORTED_LB_TOPOLOGIES,
+               help='Load balancer topology configuration.'),
     # Networking
     cfg.BoolOpt('test_with_ipv6',
                 default=True,
diff --git a/octavia_tempest_plugin/tests/act_stdby_scenario/v2/test_active_standby_iptables.py b/octavia_tempest_plugin/tests/act_stdby_scenario/v2/test_active_standby_iptables.py
index 40418a2..97886b5 100644
--- a/octavia_tempest_plugin/tests/act_stdby_scenario/v2/test_active_standby_iptables.py
+++ b/octavia_tempest_plugin/tests/act_stdby_scenario/v2/test_active_standby_iptables.py
@@ -46,6 +46,10 @@
                                     "or 'octavia' (alias to 'amphora', "
                                     "deprecated) set.")
 
+        if CONF.load_balancer.loadbalancer_topology != const.ACTIVE_STANDBY:
+            raise cls.skipException("Configured load balancer topology is not "
+                                    "%s." % const.ACTIVE_STANDBY)
+
     @classmethod
     def resource_setup(cls):
         """Setup resources needed by the tests."""
diff --git a/zuul.d/jobs.yaml b/zuul.d/jobs.yaml
index 5c89676..db5e924 100644
--- a/zuul.d/jobs.yaml
+++ b/zuul.d/jobs.yaml
@@ -502,6 +502,7 @@
           "$TEMPEST_CONFIG":
             load_balancer:
               check_timeout: 180
+              loadbalancer_topology: 'ACTIVE_STANDBY'
       tempest_test_regex: ^octavia_tempest_plugin.tests.act_stdby_scenario.v2.test_active_standby_iptables
       tox_envlist: all