diff --git a/etc/tempest.conf.sample b/etc/tempest.conf.sample
index 567b85a..251336e 100644
--- a/etc/tempest.conf.sample
+++ b/etc/tempest.conf.sample
@@ -674,7 +674,7 @@
 #
 
 # If false, skip all nova v3 tests. (boolean value)
-#api_v3=false
+#api_v3=true
 
 # If false, skip disk config tests (boolean value)
 #disk_config=true
diff --git a/tempest/config.py b/tempest/config.py
index 009147b..6af7d51 100644
--- a/tempest/config.py
+++ b/tempest/config.py
@@ -211,7 +211,7 @@
 
 ComputeFeaturesGroup = [
     cfg.BoolOpt('api_v3',
-                default=False,
+                default=True,
                 help="If false, skip all nova v3 tests."),
     cfg.BoolOpt('disk_config',
                 default=True,