diff --git a/automation/vars/default.yaml b/automation/vars/default.yaml
index 254c7ced9..9aee31f9b 100644
--- a/automation/vars/default.yaml
+++ b/automation/vars/default.yaml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ vas:
   hci:
     stages:
       - path: examples/va/hci/control-plane/nncp
-        validations:
+        wait_conditions:
           - >-
             oc -n openstack wait nncp
             -l osp/nncm-config-type=standard
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ vas:
         build_output: nncp.yaml
 
       - path: examples/va/hci/control-plane
-        validations:
+        wait_conditions:
           - >-
             oc -n openstack wait osctlplane controlplane --for condition=Ready
             --timeout=30m
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ vas:
         build_output: ../control-plane.yaml
 
       - path: examples/va/hci/edpm-pre-ceph
-        validations:
+        wait_conditions:
           - >-
             oc -n openstack wait
             osdpd edpm-deployment-pre-ceph --for condition=Ready
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ vas:
             inventory: "${HOME}/ci-framework-data/artifacts/zuul_inventory.yml"
 
       - path: examples/va/hci
-        validations:
+        wait_conditions:
           - >-
             oc -n openstack wait
             osdpd edpm-deployment-post-ceph --for condition=Ready
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ vas:
   sriov:
     stages:
       - path: examples/va/nfv/sriov/nncp
-        validations:
+        wait_conditions:
           - >-
             oc -n openstack wait nncp
             -l osp/nncm-config-type=standard
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ vas:
         build_output: nncp.yaml
 
       - path: examples/va/nfv/sriov
-        validations:
+        wait_conditions:
           - >-
             oc -n openstack wait osctlplane controlplane --for condition=Ready
             --timeout=600s
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ vas:
         build_output: control-plane.yaml
 
       - path: examples/va/nfv/sriov/edpm
-        validations:
+        wait_conditions:
           - >-
             oc -n openstack wait
             osdpd edpm-deployment --for condition=Ready --timeout=1200s
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ vas:
   ovs-dpdk:
     stages:
       - path: examples/va/nfv/ovs-dpdk/nncp
-        validations:
+        wait_conditions:
           - >-
             oc -n openstack wait nncp
             -l osp/nncm-config-type=standard
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ vas:
         build_output: nncp.yaml
 
       - path: examples/va/nfv/ovs-dpdk
-        validations:
+        wait_conditions:
           - >-
             oc -n openstack wait osctlplane controlplane --for condition=Ready
             --timeout=600s
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ vas:
         build_output: control-plane.yaml
 
       - path: examples/va/nfv/ovs-dpdk/edpm
-        validations:
+        wait_conditions:
           - >-
             oc -n openstack wait
             osdpd edpm-deployment --for condition=Ready --timeout=1200s
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ vas:
   ovs-dpdk-sriov:
     stages:
       - path: examples/va/nfv/ovs-dpdk-sriov/nncp
-        validations:
+        wait_conditions:
           - >-
             oc -n openstack wait nncp
             -l osp/nncm-config-type=standard
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ vas:
         build_output: nncp.yaml
 
       - path: examples/va/nfv/ovs-dpdk-sriov
-        validations:
+        wait_conditions:
           - >-
             oc -n openstack wait osctlplane controlplane --for condition=Ready
             --timeout=600s
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ vas:
         build_output: control-plane.yaml
 
       - path: examples/va/nfv/ovs-dpdk-sriov/edpm
-        validations:
+        wait_conditions:
           - >-
             oc -n openstack wait
             osdpd edpm-deployment --for condition=Ready --timeout=1200s