diff --git a/cinder_tempest_plugin/scenario/test_snapshots.py b/cinder_tempest_plugin/scenario/test_snapshots.py
index 99e1057..f376954 100644
--- a/cinder_tempest_plugin/scenario/test_snapshots.py
+++ b/cinder_tempest_plugin/scenario/test_snapshots.py
@@ -23,7 +23,14 @@
 
     def setUp(self):
         super(SnapshotDataIntegrityTests, self).setUp()
-        self.keypair = self.create_keypair()
+        self.validation_resources = self.get_test_validation_resources(
+            self.os_primary)
+        # NOTE(danms): If validation is enabled, we will have a keypair to use,
+        # otherwise we need to create our own.
+        if 'keypair' in self.validation_resources:
+            self.keypair = self.validation_resources['keypair']
+        else:
+            self.keypair = self.create_keypair()
         self.security_group = self.create_security_group()
 
     @decorators.idempotent_id('ff10644e-5a70-4a9f-9801-8204bb81fb61')
@@ -48,6 +55,9 @@
         # Create an instance
         server = self.create_server(
             key_name=self.keypair['name'],
+            validatable=True,
+            validation_resources=self.validation_resources,
+            wait_until='SSHABLE',
             security_groups=[{'name': self.security_group['name']}])
 
         # Create an empty volume
diff --git a/cinder_tempest_plugin/scenario/test_volume_encrypted.py b/cinder_tempest_plugin/scenario/test_volume_encrypted.py
index eb0e817..69b0ab2 100644
--- a/cinder_tempest_plugin/scenario/test_volume_encrypted.py
+++ b/cinder_tempest_plugin/scenario/test_volume_encrypted.py
@@ -38,11 +38,6 @@
     def resource_cleanup(cls):
         super(TestEncryptedCinderVolumes, cls).resource_cleanup()
 
-    def launch_instance(self):
-        keypair = self.create_keypair()
-
-        return self.create_server(key_name=keypair['name'])
-
     def attach_detach_volume(self, server, volume):
         attached_volume = self.nova_volume_attach(server, volume)
         self.nova_volume_detach(server, attached_volume)
@@ -108,7 +103,11 @@
             self.volumes_client, volume_s['id'], 'available')
         volume_source = self.volumes_client.show_volume(
             volume_s['id'])['volume']
-        server = self.launch_instance()
+        validation_resources = self.get_test_validation_resources(
+            self.os_primary)
+        server = self.create_server(wait_until='SSHABLE',
+                                    validatable=True,
+                                    validation_resources=validation_resources)
         self.attach_detach_volume(server, volume_source)
 
     @decorators.idempotent_id('5bb622ab-5060-48a8-8840-d589a548b7e4')
diff --git a/cinder_tempest_plugin/scenario/test_volume_multiattach.py b/cinder_tempest_plugin/scenario/test_volume_multiattach.py
index 235cb25..e04610f 100644
--- a/cinder_tempest_plugin/scenario/test_volume_multiattach.py
+++ b/cinder_tempest_plugin/scenario/test_volume_multiattach.py
@@ -31,7 +31,14 @@
 
     def setUp(self):
         super(VolumeMultiattachTests, self).setUp()
-        self.keypair = self.create_keypair()
+        self.validation_resources = self.get_test_validation_resources(
+            self.os_primary)
+        # NOTE(danms): If validation is enabled, we will have a keypair to use,
+        # otherwise we need to create our own.
+        if 'keypair' in self.validation_resources:
+            self.keypair = self.validation_resources['keypair']
+        else:
+            self.keypair = self.create_keypair()
         self.security_group = self.create_security_group()
 
     @classmethod
@@ -52,6 +59,9 @@
         # Create an instance
         server_1 = self.create_server(
             key_name=self.keypair['name'],
+            wait_until='SSHABLE',
+            validatable=True,
+            validation_resources=self.validation_resources,
             security_groups=[{'name': self.security_group['name']}])
 
         # Create multiattach type
@@ -92,6 +102,9 @@
         # Create another instance
         server_2 = self.create_server(
             key_name=self.keypair['name'],
+            validatable=True,
+            validation_resources=self.validation_resources,
+            wait_until='SSHABLE',
             security_groups=[{'name': self.security_group['name']}])
 
         instance_2_ip = self.get_server_ip(server_2)
@@ -117,6 +130,9 @@
         # Create an instance
         server = self.create_server(
             key_name=self.keypair['name'],
+            validatable=True,
+            validation_resources=self.validation_resources,
+            wait_until='SSHABLE',
             security_groups=[{'name': self.security_group['name']}])
 
         # Create multiattach type