diff --git a/tempest/config.py b/tempest/config.py
index d4dfd66..38e2a46 100644
--- a/tempest/config.py
+++ b/tempest/config.py
@@ -1331,6 +1331,11 @@
                     "to cleanup only the resources that match the prefix. "
                     "Make sure this prefix does not match with the resource "
                     "name you do not want Tempest cleanup CLI to delete."),
+    cfg.BoolOpt('production',
+                default=True,
+                help="The boolean flag to specify the type of environment. "
+                     "Skip tests that cannot be run in production. "
+                     "For example: create/delete TLDs in Designate tests."),
 ]
 
 _opts = [