diff --git a/test/functional/base_test.go b/test/functional/base_test.go
index 23d02b52e..686066ae1 100644
--- a/test/functional/base_test.go
+++ b/test/functional/base_test.go
@@ -39,6 +39,8 @@ const (
 	// that a condition is still valid. This is intended to be used in
 	// asserts using `Consistently`.
 	consistencyTimeout = timeout
+
+	Foo = "foo"
 )
 
 func GetDefaultNovaAPISpec(novaNames NovaNames) map[string]interface{} {