diff --git a/scripts/jenkins/qa_openstack.sh b/scripts/jenkins/qa_openstack.sh
index 041c836ffa..e7f805a7cc 100644
--- a/scripts/jenkins/qa_openstack.sh
+++ b/scripts/jenkins/qa_openstack.sh
@@ -439,7 +439,7 @@ if [ -e /etc/tempest/tempest.conf ]; then
 
     pushd /var/lib/openstack-tempest-test/
 
-    blacklistoptions=
+    blacklistoptions="--black-regex 'slow'"
 
     # Handle OpenStack release specific blacklisting of known to fail tests
     # NOTE: Currently blacklisting only required for OpenStack Rocky which