diff --git a/roles/ceph-osd/tasks/scenarios/lvm.yml b/roles/ceph-osd/tasks/scenarios/lvm.yml
index a1c5994c9..bd2936a2f 100644
--- a/roles/ceph-osd/tasks/scenarios/lvm.yml
+++ b/roles/ceph-osd/tasks/scenarios/lvm.yml
@@ -2,3 +2,11 @@
 - name: use ceph-volume to create filestore osds with dedicated journals
   command: "ceph-volume lvm create --filestore --data {{ item.data_vg }}/{{ item.data }} --journal {{ item.journal }}"
   with_items: "{{ lvm_volumes }}"
+  when:
+    - item.journal_vg is not defined
+
+- name: use ceph-volume to create filestore osds with dedicated lv journals
+  command: "ceph-volume lvm create --filestore --data {{ item.data_vg }}/{{ item.data }} --journal {{item.journal_vg }}/{{ item.journal }}"
+  with_items: "{{ lvm_volumes }}"
+  when:
+    - item.journal_vg is defined
diff --git a/tests/conftest.py b/tests/conftest.py
index 5a5b7a478..c5fc80c03 100644
--- a/tests/conftest.py
+++ b/tests/conftest.py
@@ -23,6 +23,9 @@ def node(host, request):
     if not request.node.get_marker(node_type) and not request.node.get_marker('all'):
         pytest.skip("Not a valid test for node type: %s" % node_type)
 
+    if request.node.get_marker("no_lvm_scenario") and lvm_scenario:
+        pytest.skip("Not a valid test for lvm scenarios")
+
     if not lvm_scenario and request.node.get_marker("lvm_scenario"):
         pytest.skip("Not a valid test for non-lvm scenarios")
 
diff --git a/tests/functional/centos/7/lvm-osds/group_vars/all b/tests/functional/centos/7/lvm-osds/group_vars/all
index 799b778da..2bcf30c1f 100644
--- a/tests/functional/centos/7/lvm-osds/group_vars/all
+++ b/tests/functional/centos/7/lvm-osds/group_vars/all
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 ---
 
-ceph_stable: True
+ceph_origin: repository
+ceph_repository: community
 cluster: ceph
 public_network: "192.168.3.0/24"
 cluster_network: "192.168.4.0/24"
@@ -12,9 +13,13 @@ osd_scenario: lvm
 copy_admin_key: true
 # test-volume is created by tests/functional/lvm_setup.yml from /dev/sdb
 lvm_volumes:
-  - data: test_volume
-    journal: /dev/sdc
+  - data: data-lv1
+    journal: /dev/sdc1
     data_vg: test_group
+  - data: data-lv2
+    journal: journal1
+    data_vg: test_group
+    journal_vg: journals
 os_tuning_params:
   - { name: kernel.pid_max, value: 4194303 }
   - { name: fs.file-max, value: 26234859 }
diff --git a/tests/functional/lvm_setup.yml b/tests/functional/lvm_setup.yml
index 0a7c6d4eb..9b4c71ecc 100644
--- a/tests/functional/lvm_setup.yml
+++ b/tests/functional/lvm_setup.yml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
   gather_facts: false
   become: yes
   tasks:
-    
+
     - name: create physical volume
       command: pvcreate /dev/sdb
       failed_when: false
@@ -13,6 +13,45 @@
       command: vgcreate test_group /dev/sdb
       failed_when: false
 
-    - name: create logical volume
-      command: lvcreate --yes -l 100%FREE -n test_volume test_group
+    - name: create logical volume 1
+      command: lvcreate --yes -l 50%FREE -n data-lv1 test_group
+      failed_when: false
+
+    - name: create logical volume 2
+      command: lvcreate --yes -l 50%FREE -n data-lv2 test_group
+      failed_when: false
+
+    - name: partition /dev/sdc for journals
+      parted:
+        device: /dev/sdc
+        number: 1
+        part_start: 0%
+        part_end: 50%
+        unit: '%'
+        # this is a brand-new, unlabeled disk, so add the label
+        # only for the first partition
+        label: gpt
+        state: present
+
+    - name: partition /dev/sdc for journals
+      parted:
+        device: /dev/sdc
+        number: 2
+        part_start: 50%
+        part_end: 100%
+        unit: '%'
+        state: present
+
+    - name: create filesystem on /dev/sdc1
+      filesystem:
+        fstype: ext4
+        dev: /dev/sdc1
+
+    - name: create journals vg from /dev/sdc2
+      lvg:
+        vg: journals
+        pvs: /dev/sdc2
+
+    - name: create journal1 lv
+      command: lvcreate --yes -l 100%FREE -n journal1 journals
       failed_when: false
diff --git a/tests/functional/tests/osd/test_osds.py b/tests/functional/tests/osd/test_osds.py
index ea7953054..f12fa95a7 100644
--- a/tests/functional/tests/osd/test_osds.py
+++ b/tests/functional/tests/osd/test_osds.py
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ class TestOSDs(object):
         for osd in node["osds"]:
             assert host.service("ceph-osd@%s" % osd).is_running
 
+    @pytest.mark.no_lvm_scenario
     def test_osd_services_are_enabled(self, node, host):
         # TODO: figure out way to paramaterize node['osds'] for this test
         for osd in node["osds"]: