diff --git a/tests/templates/globals-default.j2 b/tests/templates/globals-default.j2
index 4be30ddbf2..e1217ba4b2 100644
--- a/tests/templates/globals-default.j2
+++ b/tests/templates/globals-default.j2
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ enable_cells: "yes"
 
 {% if scenario == "mariadb" %}
 enable_chrony: "no"
-enable_fluentd: "no"
+enable_fluentd: "yes"
 enable_mariadb: "yes"
 enable_memcached: "no"
 enable_rabbitmq: "no"
diff --git a/tools/setup_gate.sh b/tools/setup_gate.sh
index eca13e7f9c..b7a6df46cb 100755
--- a/tools/setup_gate.sh
+++ b/tools/setup_gate.sh
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ function setup_config {
     fi
 
     if [[ $SCENARIO == "mariadb" ]]; then
-        GATE_IMAGES="^cron,^haproxy,^keepalived,^kolla-toolbox,^mariadb"
+        GATE_IMAGES="^cron,^fluentd,^haproxy,^keepalived,^kolla-toolbox,^mariadb"
     fi
 
     # NOTE(yoctozepto): we cannot build and push at the same time on debian