diff --git a/provider/blockdev_base.py b/provider/blockdev_base.py
index 0b8edd13c206dcf534b616528bfa4beb143210fd..bfa1452a5417a20c6b81b0703542df15cca0e071 100644
--- a/provider/blockdev_base.py
+++ b/provider/blockdev_base.py
@@ -59,6 +59,9 @@ class BlockdevBaseTest(object):
             if params.get("force_create_image") == "yes":
                 # vt takes care of the image creation
                 continue
+            elif params.get("image_create_support") == "no":
+                # image creation is not supported, e.g. nbd storage
+                continue
 
             if params.get("random_cluster_size") == "yes":
                 blacklist = list(