diff --git a/tempest/config.py b/tempest/config.py
index 96b144c..3018cd2 100644
--- a/tempest/config.py
+++ b/tempest/config.py
@@ -177,6 +177,9 @@
     cfg.IntOpt('ip_version_for_ssh',
                default=4,
                help="IP version used for SSH connections."),
+    cfg.BoolOpt('use_floatingip_for_ssh',
+                default=True,
+                help="Dose the SSH uses Floating IP?"),
     cfg.StrOpt('catalog_type',
                default='compute',
                help="Catalog type of the Compute service."),