diff --git a/etc/tempest.conf.sample b/etc/tempest.conf.sample
index ef5e217..23d4ebc 100644
--- a/etc/tempest.conf.sample
+++ b/etc/tempest.conf.sample
@@ -366,7 +366,7 @@
 #
 
 # If false, skip all nova v3 tests. (boolean value)
-#api_v3=true
+#api_v3=false
 
 # If false, skip disk config tests (boolean value)
 #disk_config=true
diff --git a/tempest/config.py b/tempest/config.py
index 6b17885..1366361 100644
--- a/tempest/config.py
+++ b/tempest/config.py
@@ -255,7 +255,7 @@
 
 ComputeFeaturesGroup = [
     cfg.BoolOpt('api_v3',
-                default=True,
+                default=False,
                 help="If false, skip all nova v3 tests."),
     cfg.BoolOpt('disk_config',
                 default=True,
diff --git a/tempest/tests/cmd/test_verify_tempest_config.py b/tempest/tests/cmd/test_verify_tempest_config.py
index 429f56f..d0140dd 100644
--- a/tempest/tests/cmd/test_verify_tempest_config.py
+++ b/tempest/tests/cmd/test_verify_tempest_config.py
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
 import json
 
 import mock
+from oslo.config import cfg
 
 from tempest.cmd import verify_tempest_config
 from tempest import config
@@ -152,6 +153,7 @@
                                            False, True)
 
     def test_verify_nova_versions(self):
+        cfg.CONF.set_default('api_v3', True, 'compute-feature-enabled')
         self.useFixture(mockpatch.PatchObject(
             verify_tempest_config, '_get_unversioned_endpoint',
             return_value='http://fake_endpoint:5000'))