diff --git a/whitebox_neutron_tempest_plugin/tests/scenario/base.py b/whitebox_neutron_tempest_plugin/tests/scenario/base.py
index dc064b5..71267e8 100644
--- a/whitebox_neutron_tempest_plugin/tests/scenario/base.py
+++ b/whitebox_neutron_tempest_plugin/tests/scenario/base.py
@@ -1351,30 +1351,44 @@ class BaseDisruptiveTempestTestCase(BaseTempestWhiteboxTestCase):
         try:
             cls.proxy_host_client.exec_command(
                 "timeout 10 ssh {} virsh list".format(WB_CONF.hypervisor_host))
+            cls.hypervisor_host = WB_CONF.hypervisor_host
+            return
+        except lib_exceptions.SSHExecCommandFailed:
+            LOG.debug("Attempt to execute virsh command on hypervisor_host: "
+                      "'{}' failed. Trying to discover hypervisor host from "
+                      ".ssh/config file.".format(WB_CONF.hypervisor_host))
+        host = cls.proxy_host_client.exec_command(
+            r"grep  'Host.*\ hypervisor$' ~/.ssh/config "
+            "| cut -d' ' -f 2").strip()
+
+        try:
+            cls.proxy_host_client.exec_command(
+                "timeout 10 ssh {} virsh list".format(host))
         except lib_exceptions.SSHExecCommandFailed:
             raise cls.skipException(
                 "No access to virsh tool on hypervisor node. Please make sure "
                 "that hypervisor_host is configured properly and/or virsh "
                 "is deployed there.")
+        cls.hypervisor_host = host
 
     @classmethod
     def find_host_virsh_name(cls, host):
         cmd = ("timeout 10 ssh {} sudo virsh list --all --name "
                "| grep -w {}").format(
-            WB_CONF.hypervisor_host, host)
+            cls.hypervisor_host, host)
         return cls.proxy_host_client.exec_command(cmd).strip()
 
     @classmethod
     def is_host_state_is_shut_off(cls, host):
         cmd = ("timeout 10 ssh {} virsh list --state-shutoff | grep -w {} "
-               "|| true".format(WB_CONF.hypervisor_host, host))
+               "|| true".format(cls.hypervisor_host, host))
         output = cls.proxy_host_client.exec_command(cmd)
         return True if host in output else False
 
     @classmethod
     def is_host_loginable(cls, host):
         cmd = "timeout 10 ssh {} ssh {} hostname || true".format(
-            WB_CONF.hypervisor_host, host)
+            cls.hypervisor_host, host)
         output = cls.proxy_host_client.exec_command(cmd)
         return True if host in output else False
 
@@ -1383,7 +1397,7 @@ class BaseDisruptiveTempestTestCase(BaseTempestWhiteboxTestCase):
         if not WB_CONF.run_power_operations_tests:
             raise cls.skipException("Power operations are not allowed")
         cmd = "timeout 10 ssh {} sudo virsh destroy {}".format(
-            WB_CONF.hypervisor_host, cls.find_host_virsh_name(host))
+            cls.hypervisor_host, cls.find_host_virsh_name(host))
         cls.proxy_host_client.exec_command(cmd)
         common_utils.wait_until_true(
             lambda: cls.is_host_state_is_shut_off(host),
@@ -1394,7 +1408,7 @@ class BaseDisruptiveTempestTestCase(BaseTempestWhiteboxTestCase):
         if not WB_CONF.run_power_operations_tests:
             raise cls.skipException("Power operations are not allowed")
         cmd = "timeout 10 ssh {} sudo virsh start {}".format(
-            WB_CONF.hypervisor_host, cls.find_host_virsh_name(host))
+            cls.hypervisor_host, cls.find_host_virsh_name(host))
         cls.proxy_host_client.exec_command(cmd)
         # TODO(rsafrono): implement and apply additional health checks
         common_utils.wait_until_true(
@@ -1406,7 +1420,7 @@ class BaseDisruptiveTempestTestCase(BaseTempestWhiteboxTestCase):
         if not WB_CONF.run_power_operations_tests:
             raise cls.skipException("Power operations are not allowed")
         cmd = "timeout 10 ssh {} sudo virsh reboot {}".format(
-            WB_CONF.hypervisor_host, cls.find_host_virsh_name(host))
+            cls.hypervisor_host, cls.find_host_virsh_name(host))
         cls.proxy_host_client.exec_command(cmd)
         common_utils.wait_until_true(
             lambda: cls.is_host_loginable(host),
@@ -1417,7 +1431,7 @@ class BaseDisruptiveTempestTestCase(BaseTempestWhiteboxTestCase):
         """
         hosts = self.proxy_host_client.exec_command(
             "timeout 10 ssh {} sudo virsh list --all --name".format(
-                WB_CONF.hypervisor_host)).strip().split()
+                self.hypervisor_host)).strip().split()
         for host in hosts:
             if self.is_host_state_is_shut_off(host):
                 self.power_on_host(host)