diff --git a/jjb/onap/global-templates-local-onap-java.yaml b/jjb/onap/global-templates-local-onap-java.yaml
index 574d96b..3186731 100644
--- a/jjb/onap/global-templates-local-onap-java.yaml
+++ b/jjb/onap/global-templates-local-onap-java.yaml
@@ -3,14 +3,14 @@
 # that are not push to ONAP upstream. 
 - job-template:
     name: 'local-onap-{project-name}-{stream}-verify-java'
-    disabled: false
-    concurrent: true
+    disabled_job_var: false
+    jdk-version: jdk8
 
+    disabled: '{obj:disabled_job_var}'
+    concurrent: true
     properties:
       - logrotate
 
-    jdk-version: jdk8
-
     parameters:
       - project-parameters:
           project: 'local/onap/{project}'
diff --git a/jjb/onap/global-templates-onap-java.yaml b/jjb/onap/global-templates-onap-java.yaml
index b978452..d9143a7 100644
--- a/jjb/onap/global-templates-onap-java.yaml
+++ b/jjb/onap/global-templates-onap-java.yaml
@@ -1,15 +1,13 @@
 - job-template:
     name: 'onap-{project-name}-{stream}-verify-java'
+    disabled_job_var: false
+    jdk-version: jdk8
 
-    disabled: false
-
+    disabled: '{obj:disabled_job_var}'
     concurrent: true
-
     properties:
       - logrotate
 
-    jdk-version: jdk8
-
     parameters:
       - project-parameters:
           project: 'onap/{project}'
diff --git a/jjb/onap/sdc/sdc-verify-jobs.yaml b/jjb/onap/sdc/sdc-verify-jobs.yaml
index f6100c4..1830f6a 100644
--- a/jjb/onap/sdc/sdc-verify-jobs.yaml
+++ b/jjb/onap/sdc/sdc-verify-jobs.yaml
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@
           branch: '{stream}'
       - '20.1':
           branch: '{stream}'
+    disabled_job_var: true
 
     jobs:
       - 'onap-{project-name}-{stream}-verify-java'
diff --git a/jjb/onap/uds-sdc-customization/uds-sdc-customization-verify-jobs.yaml b/jjb/onap/uds-sdc-customization/uds-sdc-customization-verify-jobs.yaml
index f6afdb0..f534f69 100644
--- a/jjb/onap/uds-sdc-customization/uds-sdc-customization-verify-jobs.yaml
+++ b/jjb/onap/uds-sdc-customization/uds-sdc-customization-verify-jobs.yaml
@@ -28,4 +28,7 @@
     stream:
       - 'master':
           branch: '{stream}'
+    disabled_job_var: true
 
+    jobs:
+      - 'local-onap-{project-name}-{stream}-verify-java'