diff --git a/roles/ceph-validate/tasks/check_iscsi.yml b/roles/ceph-validate/tasks/check_iscsi.yml
index de802d548..1bdd45078 100644
--- a/roles/ceph-validate/tasks/check_iscsi.yml
+++ b/roles/ceph-validate/tasks/check_iscsi.yml
@@ -2,7 +2,9 @@
 - name: make sure gateway_ip_list is configured
   fail:
     msg: "you must set a list of IPs (comma separated) for gateway_ip_list"
-  when: "gateway_ip_list | default('0.0.0.0') == '0.0.0.0'"
+  when:
+    - "gateway_ip_list | default('0.0.0.0') == '0.0.0.0'"
+    - not containerized_deployment | bool
 
 - name: fail if unsupported chap configuration
   fail:
diff --git a/tests/functional/all_daemons/container/group_vars/iscsigws b/tests/functional/all_daemons/container/group_vars/iscsigws
index 401805eb3..8d0932ab4 100644
--- a/tests/functional/all_daemons/container/group_vars/iscsigws
+++ b/tests/functional/all_daemons/container/group_vars/iscsigws
@@ -1,3 +1,2 @@
 ---
-gateway_ip_list: 192.168.1.90
-generate_crt: True
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+generate_crt: True