@@ -322,7 +322,9 @@ function configure_tempest {

     local tmp_cfg_file

     tmp_cfg_file=$(mktemp)

     cd $TEMPEST_DIR

-    tox -revenv --notest

+    if [[ "$OFFLINE" != "True" ]]; then

+        tox -revenv --notest

+    fi

     # NOTE(mtreinish): Respect constraints on tempest verify-config venv

     tox -evenv -- pip install -c $REQUIREMENTS_DIR/upper-constraints.txt -r requirements.txt

     tox -evenv -- tempest verify-config -uro $tmp_cfg_file