diff --git a/tempest/api/compute/admin/test_servers_on_multinodes.py b/tempest/api/compute/admin/test_servers_on_multinodes.py
index 18c974a..d32a5b4 100644
--- a/tempest/api/compute/admin/test_servers_on_multinodes.py
+++ b/tempest/api/compute/admin/test_servers_on_multinodes.py
@@ -43,6 +43,28 @@
         return cls.os_admin.servers_client.show_server(
             server_id)['server']['OS-EXT-SRV-ATTR:host']
 
+    def _create_servers_with_group(self, policy):
+        group_id = self.create_test_server_group(policy=[policy])['id']
+        hints = {'group': group_id}
+        reservation_id = self.create_test_server(
+            scheduler_hints=hints, wait_until='ACTIVE', min_count=2,
+            return_reservation_id=True)['reservation_id']
+
+        # Get the servers using the reservation_id.
+        servers = self.servers_client.list_servers(
+            detail=True, reservation_id=reservation_id)['servers']
+        self.assertEqual(2, len(servers))
+
+        # Assert the servers are in the group.
+        server_group = self.server_groups_client.show_server_group(
+            group_id)['server_group']
+        hosts = {}
+        for server in servers:
+            self.assertIn(server['id'], server_group['members'])
+            hosts[server['id']] = self._get_host(server['id'])
+
+        return hosts
+
     @decorators.idempotent_id('26a9d5df-6890-45f2-abc4-a659290cb130')
     @testtools.skipUnless(
         compute.is_scheduler_filter_enabled("SameHostFilter"),
@@ -87,28 +109,8 @@
         Creates two servers in an anti-affinity server group and
         asserts the servers are in the group and on different hosts.
         """
-        group_id = self.create_test_server_group(
-            policy=['anti-affinity'])['id']
-        hints = {'group': group_id}
-        reservation_id = self.create_test_server(
-            scheduler_hints=hints, wait_until='ACTIVE', min_count=2,
-            return_reservation_id=True)['reservation_id']
-
-        # Get the servers using the reservation_id.
-        servers = self.servers_client.list_servers(
-            detail=True, reservation_id=reservation_id)['servers']
-        self.assertEqual(2, len(servers))
-
-        # Assert the servers are in the group.
-        server_group = self.server_groups_client.show_server_group(
-            group_id)['server_group']
-        hosts = {}
-        for server in servers:
-            self.assertIn(server['id'], server_group['members'])
-            hosts[server['id']] = self._get_host(server['id'])
-
-        # Assert the servers are on different hosts.
-        hostnames = list(hosts.values())
+        hosts = self._create_servers_with_group('anti-affinity')
+        hostnames = hosts.values()
         self.assertNotEqual(hostnames[0], hostnames[1],
                             'Servers are on the same host: %s' % hosts)
 
@@ -122,26 +124,7 @@
         Creates two servers in an affinity server group and
         asserts the servers are in the group and on same host.
         """
-        group_id = self.create_test_server_group(policy=['affinity'])['id']
-        hints = {'group': group_id}
-        reservation_id = self.create_test_server(
-            scheduler_hints=hints, wait_until='ACTIVE', min_count=2,
-            return_reservation_id=True)['reservation_id']
-
-        # Get the servers using the reservation_id.
-        servers = self.servers_client.list_servers(
-            detail=True, reservation_id=reservation_id)['servers']
-        self.assertEqual(2, len(servers))
-
-        # Assert the servers are in the group.
-        server_group = self.server_groups_client.show_server_group(
-            group_id)['server_group']
-        hosts = {}
-        for server in servers:
-            self.assertIn(server['id'], server_group['members'])
-            hosts[server['id']] = self._get_host(server['id'])
-
-        # Assert the servers are on same host.
+        hosts = self._create_servers_with_group('affinity')
         hostnames = hosts.values()
         self.assertEqual(hostnames[0], hostnames[1],
                          'Servers are on the different hosts: %s' % hosts)
diff --git a/tempest/cmd/run.py b/tempest/cmd/run.py
index b8ae2ff..72ee715 100644
--- a/tempest/cmd/run.py
+++ b/tempest/cmd/run.py
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@
             if not os.path.isfile('.stestr.conf'):
                 self._create_stestr_conf()
         # local execution with config file mode
-        elif parsed_args.config_file:
+        elif parsed_args.config_file and not os.path.isfile('.stestr.conf'):
             self._create_stestr_conf()
         elif not os.path.isfile('.stestr.conf'):
             print("No .stestr.conf file was found for local execution")
@@ -164,6 +164,7 @@
             pass
 
         regex = self._build_regex(parsed_args)
+        return_code = 0
         if parsed_args.list_tests:
             return_code = commands.list_command(
                 filters=regex, whitelist_file=parsed_args.whitelist_file,
diff --git a/tempest/tests/cmd/test_run.py b/tempest/tests/cmd/test_run.py
index bc10eb7..6cc356e 100644
--- a/tempest/tests/cmd/test_run.py
+++ b/tempest/tests/cmd/test_run.py
@@ -140,6 +140,11 @@
         self.assertRunExit(['tempest', 'run', '--whitelist-file=%s' % path,
                             '--regex', 'fail'], 1)
 
+    def test_tempest_run_passes_with_config_file(self):
+        self.assertRunExit(['tempest', 'run',
+                            '--config-file', self.stestr_conf_file,
+                            '--regex', 'passing'], 0)
+
 
 class TestTakeAction(base.TestCase):
     def test_workspace_not_registered(self):
@@ -168,3 +173,27 @@
         self.assertRaises(Exception_, tempest_run.take_action, parsed_args)
         exit_msg = m_exit.call_args[0][0]
         self.assertIn(workspace, exit_msg)
+
+    def test_config_file_specified(self):
+        # Setup test dirs
+        self.directory = tempfile.mkdtemp(prefix='tempest-unit')
+        self.addCleanup(shutil.rmtree, self.directory)
+        self.test_dir = os.path.join(self.directory, 'tests')
+        os.mkdir(self.test_dir)
+        # Change directory, run wrapper and check result
+        self.addCleanup(os.chdir, os.path.abspath(os.curdir))
+        os.chdir(self.directory)
+
+        tempest_run = run.TempestRun(app=mock.Mock(), app_args=mock.Mock())
+        parsed_args = mock.Mock()
+        parsed_args.config_file = []
+
+        parsed_args.workspace = None
+        parsed_args.state = None
+        parsed_args.list_tests = False
+        parsed_args.config_file = '.stestr.conf'
+
+        with mock.patch('stestr.commands.run_command') as m:
+            m.return_value = 0
+            self.assertEqual(0, tempest_run.take_action(parsed_args))
+            m.assert_called()