diff --git a/lib/tempest b/lib/tempest
index 5a07229..deffcfa 100644
--- a/lib/tempest
+++ b/lib/tempest
@@ -434,7 +434,11 @@
     iniset $TEMPEST_CONFIG validation network_for_ssh $TEMPEST_SSH_NETWORK_NAME
 
     # Volume
-    iniset $TEMPEST_CONFIG volume-feature-enabled manage_snapshot $(trueorfalse True TEMPEST_VOLUME_MANAGE_SNAPSHOT)
+    # Only turn on TEMPEST_VOLUME_MANAGE_SNAPSHOT by default for "lvm" backends
+    if [[ "$CINDER_ENABLED_BACKENDS" == *"lvm"* ]]; then
+        TEMPEST_VOLUME_MANAGE_SNAPSHOT=${TEMPEST_VOLUME_MANAGE_SNAPSHOT:-True}
+    fi
+    iniset $TEMPEST_CONFIG volume-feature-enabled manage_snapshot $(trueorfalse False TEMPEST_VOLUME_MANAGE_SNAPSHOT)
     # TODO(ynesenenko): Remove the volume_services flag when Liberty and Kilo will correct work with host info.
     iniset $TEMPEST_CONFIG volume-feature-enabled volume_services True
     # TODO(ameade): Remove the api_v3 flag when Mitaka and Liberty are end of life.