diff --git a/etc/tempest.conf.sample b/etc/tempest.conf.sample
index 95a4884..b9e3393 100644
--- a/etc/tempest.conf.sample
+++ b/etc/tempest.conf.sample
@@ -635,6 +635,9 @@
 # creating containers (string value)
 #operator_role=Member
 
+# User role that has reseller admin (string value)
+#reseller_admin_role=ResellerAdmin
+
 
 [object-storage-feature-enabled]
 
diff --git a/tempest/api/object_storage/test_account_quotas.py b/tempest/api/object_storage/test_account_quotas.py
index 788292d..b14adc0 100644
--- a/tempest/api/object_storage/test_account_quotas.py
+++ b/tempest/api/object_storage/test_account_quotas.py
@@ -17,9 +17,12 @@
 from tempest.api.object_storage import base
 from tempest import clients
 from tempest.common.utils import data_utils
+from tempest import config
 from tempest import exceptions
 from tempest import test
 
+CONF = config.CONF
+
 
 class AccountQuotasTest(base.BaseObjectTest):
 
@@ -41,7 +44,7 @@
         try:
             _, roles = cls.os_admin.identity_client.list_roles()
             reseller_role_id = next(r['id'] for r in roles if r['name']
-                                    == 'ResellerAdmin')
+                                    == CONF.object_storage.reseller_admin_role)
         except StopIteration:
             msg = "No ResellerAdmin role found"
             raise exceptions.NotFound(msg)
diff --git a/tempest/api/object_storage/test_account_quotas_negative.py b/tempest/api/object_storage/test_account_quotas_negative.py
index cab307d..402cd90 100644
--- a/tempest/api/object_storage/test_account_quotas_negative.py
+++ b/tempest/api/object_storage/test_account_quotas_negative.py
@@ -17,9 +17,12 @@
 from tempest.api.object_storage import base
 from tempest import clients
 from tempest.common.utils import data_utils
+from tempest import config
 from tempest import exceptions
 from tempest import test
 
+CONF = config.CONF
+
 
 class AccountQuotasNegativeTest(base.BaseObjectTest):
 
@@ -41,7 +44,7 @@
         try:
             _, roles = cls.os_admin.identity_client.list_roles()
             reseller_role_id = next(r['id'] for r in roles if r['name']
-                                    == 'ResellerAdmin')
+                                    == CONF.object_storage.reseller_admin_role)
         except StopIteration:
             msg = "No ResellerAdmin role found"
             raise exceptions.NotFound(msg)
diff --git a/tempest/config.py b/tempest/config.py
index 05a493c..7706eaf 100644
--- a/tempest/config.py
+++ b/tempest/config.py
@@ -472,6 +472,9 @@
                default='Member',
                help="Role to add to users created for swift tests to "
                     "enable creating containers"),
+    cfg.StrOpt('reseller_admin_role',
+               default='ResellerAdmin',
+               help="User role that has reseller admin"),
 ]
 
 object_storage_feature_group = cfg.OptGroup(