diff --git a/tests/foreman/installer/test_installer.py b/tests/foreman/installer/test_installer.py
index f9aa419b10a..7ebbc2b0d12 100644
--- a/tests/foreman/installer/test_installer.py
+++ b/tests/foreman/installer/test_installer.py
@@ -1349,11 +1349,17 @@ def common_sat_install_assertions(satellite):
 def install_satellite(satellite, installer_args, enable_fapolicyd=False):
     # Register for RHEL8 repos, get Ohsnap repofile, and enable and download satellite
     satellite.register_to_cdn()
-    satellite.download_repofile(
-        product='satellite',
-        release=settings.server.version.release,
-        snap=settings.server.version.snap,
-    )
+    if settings.server.version.source == 'nightly':
+        satellite.create_custom_repos(
+            satellite_repo=settings.repos.satellite_repo,
+            satmaintenance_repo=settings.repos.satmaintenance_repo,
+        )
+    else:
+        satellite.download_repofile(
+            product='satellite',
+            release=settings.server.version.release,
+            snap=settings.server.version.snap,
+        )
     if enable_fapolicyd:
         if satellite.execute('rpm -q satellite-maintain').status == 0:
             # Installing the rpm on existing sat needs sat-maintain perms