diff --git a/whitebox_neutron_tempest_plugin/tests/scenario/test_dvr_ovn.py b/whitebox_neutron_tempest_plugin/tests/scenario/test_dvr_ovn.py
index 7370b22..24c007a 100644
--- a/whitebox_neutron_tempest_plugin/tests/scenario/test_dvr_ovn.py
+++ b/whitebox_neutron_tempest_plugin/tests/scenario/test_dvr_ovn.py
@@ -30,7 +30,6 @@ from tempest import config
 from tempest.lib.common.utils import data_utils
 from tempest.lib.common.utils import test_utils
 from tempest.lib import decorators
-from tempest.lib import exceptions as lib_exceptions
 
 from whitebox_neutron_tempest_plugin.common import constants as local_constants
 from whitebox_neutron_tempest_plugin.common import utils as local_utils
@@ -227,11 +226,12 @@ class OvnDvrTest(OvnDvrBase):
             ssh_client = None
             expected_routing_nodes = [self.compute]
             try:
-                self.proxy_host_client.exec_command(
-                    "ping -c 10 -W2 -s56 {}".format(
-                        self.server['fip']['floating_ip_address']))
+                self.check_remote_connectivity(
+                    self.proxy_host_client,
+                    self.server['fip']['floating_ip_address'],
+                    timeout=60)
                 ssh_client = self.proxy_host_client
-            except lib_exceptions.SSHExecCommandFailed:
+            except AssertionError:
                 # In case VM under test is not responding from the proxy host
                 # this means that there is a limitation of the environment and
                 # as a fallback scenario we create an additional VM