diff --git a/jjb/cord-test/nightly-build-pipeline.yaml b/jjb/cord-test/nightly-build-pipeline.yaml
index c81b093..d270b13 100644
--- a/jjb/cord-test/nightly-build-pipeline.yaml
+++ b/jjb/cord-test/nightly-build-pipeline.yaml
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@
                   Created from job-template {id} from ci-management/jjb/cord-test/nightly-build-pipeline.yaml<br />
                   Created by Suchitra Vemuri, suchitra@opennetworking.org <br />
                   Copyright (c) 2017 Open Networking Foundation (ONF)
-    disabled: false
+    disabled: '{disable-job}'
 
     <<: *test-pipe-job-boiler-plate
 
@@ -259,6 +259,8 @@
 - job-template:
     name: 'build_{profile}_{config-pod}_{branch}_test'
     id: build_pod_test
+
+    disabled: '{disable-job}'
     description: |
                   Post Tests on {config-pod} triggered by build_{config-pod}_{branch}, using {Jenkinsfile}<br /><br />
                   Created from job-template {id} from ci-management/jjb/cord-test/nightly-build-pipeline.yaml <br />
diff --git a/jjb/voltha-test/voltha-nightly-jobs.yaml b/jjb/voltha-test/voltha-nightly-jobs.yaml
index 7963155..8a7031e 100644
--- a/jjb/voltha-test/voltha-nightly-jobs.yaml
+++ b/jjb/voltha-test/voltha-nightly-jobs.yaml
@@ -317,6 +317,7 @@
 - job-template:
     name: 'build_{config-pod}_{profile}_voltha{name-extension}_{release}_test'
     id: build_voltha_pod_soak_test
+    disabled: '{disable-job}'
     description: |
                   Post Tests on {config-pod} triggered by build_{config-pod}_{branch}, using {pipeline-script}<br /><br />
                   Created from job-template {id} from ci-management/jjb/voltha-test/voltha-nightly-jobs.yaml <br />