diff --git a/zuul.d/projects.yaml b/zuul.d/projects.yaml
index 87b41621f..d1229f93d 100644
--- a/zuul.d/projects.yaml
+++ b/zuul.d/projects.yaml
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@
     parent: podified-multinode-edpm-deployment-crc-3comp
     dependencies: ["openstack-k8s-operators-content-provider"]
     vars:
+      # NOTE(gibi): use tempest-extras to get the whitebox plugin
+      cifmw_tempest_image: quay.io/podified-antelope-centos9/openstack-tempest-extras
       cifmw_tempest_tempestconf_profile:
           overrides:
             compute.min_compute_nodes: 3
@@ -14,6 +16,9 @@
             # while cinder/nova is not configured to talk to barbican
             # re-enable this when that support is added
             compute-feature-enabled.attach_encrypted_volume: false
+            # FIXME(gibi): is it dash or underscore?
+            compute_feature_enabled.vtpm_device_supported: true
+            compute-feature-enabled.vtpm_device_supported: true
             validation.run_validation: true
             # NOTE(gibi): This is a WA to force the publicURL as otherwise
             # tempest gets configured with adminURL and that causes test
@@ -23,6 +28,9 @@
       # NOTE(gibi): enable only the high level scenario tests to keep the
       # job run time reasonable
         - tempest.scenario
+      # NOTE(gibi): plus the whitebox vTPM tests as there is no scenario
+      # test that covers barbican - nova integration
+        - VTPMTest
       cifmw_tempest_tests_skipped:
       # NOTE(gibi): there are no cinder backend enabled so test needing a
       # volumes needs to be skipped