diff --git a/ci-operator/step-registry/openstack/test/openstack-ote/openstack-test-openstack-ote-commands.sh b/ci-operator/step-registry/openstack/test/openstack-ote/openstack-test-openstack-ote-commands.sh
index a15727795873f..1124d01e231bc 100755
--- a/ci-operator/step-registry/openstack/test/openstack-ote/openstack-test-openstack-ote-commands.sh
+++ b/ci-operator/step-registry/openstack/test/openstack-ote/openstack-test-openstack-ote-commands.sh
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ set -Eeuo pipefail
 export OS_CLIENT_CONFIG_FILE="${SHARED_DIR}/clouds.yaml"
 export PATH=/usr/libexec/origin:$PATH
 
-declare TEST_ARGS=''
+declare TEST_ARGS="${TEST_ARGS:-}"
 
 # Force the IPv6 endpoint
 if [[ "${CONFIG_TYPE}" == *"singlestackv6"* ]]; then
diff --git a/ci-operator/step-registry/openstack/test/openstack-ote/openstack-test-openstack-ote-ref.yaml b/ci-operator/step-registry/openstack/test/openstack-ote/openstack-test-openstack-ote-ref.yaml
index 14e27a3ea9c68..9617e5ca1974f 100644
--- a/ci-operator/step-registry/openstack/test/openstack-ote/openstack-test-openstack-ote-ref.yaml
+++ b/ci-operator/step-registry/openstack/test/openstack-ote/openstack-test-openstack-ote-ref.yaml
@@ -20,6 +20,10 @@ ref:
       It is suggested to test the regex to make sure that it matches with the available tests.
       Tests can be listed by using 'openshift-tests run --dry-run (...)'. Sometimes, the tests
       that are printed in Prow won't exactly match the list returned by openshift-tests.
+  - name: TEST_ARGS
+    default: ""
+    documentation: |-
+      Additional arguments to be passed to 'openshift-tests'
   - name: CONFIG_TYPE
     default: ''
     documentation: |
diff --git a/ci-operator/step-registry/openstack/test/openstack/openstack-test-openstack-commands.sh b/ci-operator/step-registry/openstack/test/openstack/openstack-test-openstack-commands.sh
index 817a49385f17c..c0aacf1423a2e 100644
--- a/ci-operator/step-registry/openstack/test/openstack/openstack-test-openstack-commands.sh
+++ b/ci-operator/step-registry/openstack/test/openstack/openstack-test-openstack-commands.sh
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ set -Eeuo pipefail
 
 export OS_CLIENT_CONFIG_FILE="${SHARED_DIR}/clouds.yaml"
 
-declare TEST_ARGS=''
+declare TEST_ARGS="${TEST_ARGS:-}"
 
 # Force the IPv6 endpoint
 if [[ "${CONFIG_TYPE}" == *"singlestackv6"* ]]; then
diff --git a/ci-operator/step-registry/openstack/test/openstack/openstack-test-openstack-ref.yaml b/ci-operator/step-registry/openstack/test/openstack/openstack-test-openstack-ref.yaml
index 61a843feb3b0d..6896ca241eb80 100644
--- a/ci-operator/step-registry/openstack/test/openstack/openstack-test-openstack-ref.yaml
+++ b/ci-operator/step-registry/openstack/test/openstack/openstack-test-openstack-ref.yaml
@@ -18,6 +18,10 @@ ref:
       It is suggested to test the regex to make sure that it matches with the available tests.
       Tests can be listed by using 'openshift-tests run --dry-run (...)'. Sometimes, the tests
       that are printed in Prow won't exactly match the list returned by openshift-tests.
+  - name: TEST_ARGS
+    default: ""
+    documentation: |-
+      Additional arguments to be passed to 'openstack-tests'
   - name: CONFIG_TYPE
     default: ''
     documentation: |