diff --git a/vars/functionalTest.groovy b/vars/functionalTest.groovy
index aa7b949d3..5b8df9031 100755
--- a/vars/functionalTest.groovy
+++ b/vars/functionalTest.groovy
@@ -95,18 +95,20 @@ Map call(Map config = [:]) {
                  inst_repos: config.get('inst_repos', ''),
                  inst_rpms: stage_inst_rpms)
 
-    List stashes = []
-    if (config['stashes']) {
-        stashes = config['stashes']
-    } else {
-        String target_compiler = "${stage_info['target']}-${stage_info['compiler']}"
-        stashes.add("${target_compiler}-install")
-        stashes.add("${target_compiler}-build-vars")
+    String test_rpms = config.get('test_rpms', env.TEST_RPMS)
+    if (test_rpms == 'false') {
+        if (config['stashes'] == null) {
+            config['stashes'] = []
+        }
+        if (config['stashes'].isEmpty()) {
+            config['stashes'].add("${stage_info['target']}-${stage_info['compiler']}-install")
+            config['stashes'].add("${stage_info['target']}-${stage_info['compiler']}-build-vars")
+        }
     }
 
     Map run_test_config = [:]
-    run_test_config['stashes'] = stashes
-    run_test_config['test_rpms'] = config.get('test_rpms', env.TEST_RPMS)
+    run_test_config['stashes'] = config.get('stashes', [])
+    run_test_config['test_rpms'] = test_rpms
     run_test_config['pragma_suffix'] = stage_info['pragma_suffix']
     run_test_config['test_tag'] =  config.get('test_tag', stage_info['test_tag'])
     run_test_config['node_count'] = stage_info['node_count']
diff --git a/vars/getFunctionalTestStage.groovy b/vars/getFunctionalTestStage.groovy
index 47055feef..9299481c6 100644
--- a/vars/getFunctionalTestStage.groovy
+++ b/vars/getFunctionalTestStage.groovy
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ import org.jenkinsci.plugins.pipeline.modeldefinition.Utils
  *      base_branch     if specified, checkout sources from this branch before running tests
  *      run_if_pr       whether or not the stage should run for PR builds
  *      run_if_landing  whether or not the stage should run for landing builds
+ *      stashes         list of stashes to apply before running the stage
  *      job_status      Map of status for each stage in the job/build
  * @return a scripted stage to run in a pipeline
  */
@@ -41,6 +42,7 @@ Map call(Map kwargs = [:]) {
     String other_packages = kwargs.get('other_packages', '')
     Boolean run_if_pr = kwargs.get('run_if_pr', false)
     Boolean run_if_landing = kwargs.get('run_if_landing', false)
+    List stashes = kwargs.get('stashes', [])
     Map job_status = kwargs.get('job_status', [:])
 
     return {
@@ -89,7 +91,10 @@ Map call(Map kwargs = [:]) {
                                     nvme: nvme,
                                     default_nvme: default_nvme,
                                     provider: provider)['ftest_arg'],
-                                test_function: 'runTestFunctionalV2'))
+                                test_function: 'runTestFunctionalV2',
+                                stashes: stashes
+                            )
+                        )
                     } finally {
                         println("[${name}] Running functionalTestPostV2()")
                         functionalTestPostV2()
diff --git a/vars/runTestFunctionalV2.groovy b/vars/runTestFunctionalV2.groovy
index 3acfb43bf..41eeac491 100644
--- a/vars/runTestFunctionalV2.groovy
+++ b/vars/runTestFunctionalV2.groovy
@@ -67,8 +67,11 @@ Map call(Map config = [:]) {
     }
 
     if (test_rpms && config['stashes']){
-        // we don't need (and might not even have) stashes if testing
-        // from RPMs
+        dir('/tmp/stashes') {
+            config['stashes'].each { name ->
+                unstash name
+            }
+        }
         config.remove('stashes')
     }
 
@@ -97,5 +100,12 @@ Map call(Map config = [:]) {
     String name = 'func' + stage_info['pragma_suffix'] + '-cov'
     stash name: config.get('coverage_stash', name),
           includes: covfile
+
+    // Stash any optional test coverage reports for the stage
+    String code_coverage = 'code_coverage_' + sanitizedStageName()
+    stash name: code_coverage,
+          includes: '**/code_coverage.json',
+          allowEmpty: true
+
     return runData
 }
diff --git a/vars/unitTest.groovy b/vars/unitTest.groovy
index a0b42b595..76a3c6544 100755
--- a/vars/unitTest.groovy
+++ b/vars/unitTest.groovy
@@ -223,7 +223,7 @@ Map call(Map config = [:]) {
     stash name: results_map,
           includes: results_map
 
-    // Stash any optional test coverage rreports for the stage
+    // Stash any optional test coverage reports for the stage
     String code_coverage = 'code_coverage_' + sanitizedStageName()
     stash name: code_coverage,
           includes: '**/code_coverage.json',