diff --git a/itests/hive-blobstore/src/test/resources/hive-site.xml b/itests/hive-blobstore/src/test/resources/hive-site.xml
index 775c559953..91bef552a2 100644
--- a/itests/hive-blobstore/src/test/resources/hive-site.xml
+++ b/itests/hive-blobstore/src/test/resources/hive-site.xml
@@ -24,6 +24,12 @@
Internal marker for test. Used for masking env-dependent values
+
+
+ mapreduce.jobtracker.staging.root.dir
+ ${test.tmp.dir}/blobstore/mapred/staging
+
+