diff --git a/tests/functional/centos/7/cluster/group_vars/all b/tests/functional/centos/7/cluster/group_vars/all
index 46934a5b0..5a72a120a 100644
--- a/tests/functional/centos/7/cluster/group_vars/all
+++ b/tests/functional/centos/7/cluster/group_vars/all
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ ceph_repository: community
 cluster: test
 public_network: "192.168.1.0/24"
 cluster_network: "192.168.2.0/24"
+configure_firewall: true
 radosgw_interface: eth1
 ceph_conf_overrides:
   global:
diff --git a/tests/functional/centos/7/docker/group_vars/all b/tests/functional/centos/7/docker/group_vars/all
index c3b5a92d0..c53a831ab 100644
--- a/tests/functional/centos/7/docker/group_vars/all
+++ b/tests/functional/centos/7/docker/group_vars/all
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ containerized_deployment: True
 cluster: test
 monitor_interface: eth1
 radosgw_interface: eth1
+configure_firewall: true
 ceph_mon_docker_subnet: "{{ public_network }}"
 ceph_docker_on_openstack: False
 public_network: "192.168.17.0/24"