diff --git a/meta/lib/oeqa/selftest/cases/devtool.py b/meta/lib/oeqa/selftest/cases/devtool.py
index 0cb7403f16..877d77d488 100644
--- a/meta/lib/oeqa/selftest/cases/devtool.py
+++ b/meta/lib/oeqa/selftest/cases/devtool.py
@@ -276,6 +276,7 @@ class DevtoolBase(DevtoolTestCase):
         cls.sstate_conf  = 'SSTATE_DIR = "%s"\n' % cls.devtool_sstate
         cls.sstate_conf += ('SSTATE_MIRRORS += "file://.* file:///%s/PATH"\n'
                             % cls.original_sstate)
+        cls.sstate_conf += ('BB_HASHSERVE_UPSTREAM = "hashserv.yocto.io:8687"\n')
 
     @classmethod
     def tearDownClass(cls):