diff --git a/tests/functional/kata-deploy/run-kata-deploy-tests.sh b/tests/functional/kata-deploy/run-kata-deploy-tests.sh
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+#!/bin/bash
+#
+# Copyright (c) 2023 Intel Corporation
+#
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+#
+
+set -e
+
+kata_deploy_dir=$(dirname "$(readlink -f "$0")")
+source "${kata_deploy_dir}/../../common.bash"
+
+if [ -n "${KATA_DEPLOY_TEST_UNION:-}" ]; then
+	KATA_DEPLOY_TEST_UNION=($KATA_DEPLOY_TEST_UNION)
+else
+	KATA_DEPLOY_TEST_UNION=( \
+	)
+fi
+
+info "Run tests"
+for KATA_DEPLOY_TEST_ENTRY in ${KATA_DEPLOY_TEST_UNION[@]}
+do
+	#bats "${KATA_DEPLOY_TEST_ENTRY}"
+done