diff --git a/tobiko/tests/faults/ha/test_cloud_recovery.py b/tobiko/tests/faults/ha/test_cloud_recovery.py
index d28afbe91..f9c3bad72 100644
--- a/tobiko/tests/faults/ha/test_cloud_recovery.py
+++ b/tobiko/tests/faults/ha/test_cloud_recovery.py
@@ -125,6 +125,9 @@ class DisruptTripleoNodesTest(testtools.TestCase):
     def test_0vercloud_health_check(self):
         OvercloudHealthCheck.run_before(skip_mac_table_size_test=False)
 
+    def test_check_background_vm_ping(self):
+        nova.check_or_start_background_vm_ping()
+
     def test_hard_reboot_controllers_recovery(self):
         OvercloudHealthCheck.run_before()
         cloud_disruptions.reset_all_controller_nodes()
diff --git a/tobiko/tests/scenario/neutron/test_network.py b/tobiko/tests/scenario/neutron/test_network.py
index 1c8b003aa..680907199 100644
--- a/tobiko/tests/scenario/neutron/test_network.py
+++ b/tobiko/tests/scenario/neutron/test_network.py
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@ import testtools
 import tobiko
 from tobiko.openstack import neutron
 from tobiko.openstack import nova
-from tobiko.tripleo import nova as tripleo_nova
 from tobiko.openstack import stacks
 from tobiko.shell import ping
 from tobiko.shell import sh
@@ -59,14 +58,6 @@ class NetworkTest(testtools.TestCase):
                          gateway['ha'])
 
 
-class BackgroundPingVmTest(testtools.TestCase):
-
-    def test_check_background_vm_ping(self):
-        """Test background ping to a vm a background process,
-        second tobiko run will check the ping results"""
-        tripleo_nova.check_or_start_background_vm_ping()
-
-
 @pytest.mark.migrate_server
 class SameHostNetworkTest(NetworkTest):
 
diff --git a/tobiko/tripleo/nova.py b/tobiko/tripleo/nova.py
index 7d79bac24..28d844744 100644
--- a/tobiko/tripleo/nova.py
+++ b/tobiko/tripleo/nova.py
@@ -229,7 +229,7 @@ def get_nova_server_floating_ip():
            stacks.CirrosServerStackFixture).floating_ip_address
 
 
-# Test is for D/S env
+# Test is inteded for D/S env
 @tripleo.skip_if_missing_overcloud
 def check_or_start_background_vm_ping():
     """Check if process exists, if so stop and check ping health