diff --git a/roles/tempest/vars/main.yml b/roles/tempest/vars/main.yml
index 1ac8342dd7..c6a4b65586 100644
--- a/roles/tempest/vars/main.yml
+++ b/roles/tempest/vars/main.yml
@@ -4,3 +4,4 @@ cifmw_tempest_tempestconf_profile_default:
   overrides:
     identity.v3_endpoint_type: public
     compute-feature-enabled.dhcp_domain: ''
+    volume.catalog_type: volumev3
diff --git a/roles/test_operator/defaults/main.yml b/roles/test_operator/defaults/main.yml
index 2340cdab87..7582f9b26f 100644
--- a/roles/test_operator/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/roles/test_operator/defaults/main.yml
@@ -92,6 +92,9 @@ cifmw_tempest_tempestconf_config_defaults:
     enforce_new_defaults = true
     enforce_scope = false
 
+    [volume]
+    catalog_type = volumev3
+
 # Please refer to https://openstack-k8s-operators.github.io/test-operator/guide.html#executing-tempest-tests
 cifmw_test_operator_tempest_debug: false
 cifmw_test_operator_tempest_config: