diff --git a/cmd/openshift-tests/provider.go b/cmd/openshift-tests/provider.go
index e551c5824a0a..7e110a791f06 100644
--- a/cmd/openshift-tests/provider.go
+++ b/cmd/openshift-tests/provider.go
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ func decodeProvider(provider string, dryRun, discover bool) (*exutilcloud.Cluste
 		}
 		fallthrough
 
-	case "azure", "aws", "gce", "vsphere":
+	case "azure", "aws", "baremetal", "gce", "vsphere":
 		clientConfig, err := e2e.LoadConfig(true)
 		if err != nil {
 			return nil, err
diff --git a/test/extended/util/baremetal/provider.go b/test/extended/util/baremetal/provider.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..cac54b4f490f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/extended/util/baremetal/provider.go
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+package baremetal
+
+import (
+	"k8s.io/kubernetes/test/e2e/framework"
+)
+
+func init() {
+	framework.RegisterProvider("baremetal", newProvider)
+}
+
+func newProvider() (framework.ProviderInterface, error) {
+	return &Provider{}, nil
+}
+
+// Provider is a structure to handle baremetal for e2e testing
+type Provider struct {
+	framework.NullProvider
+}