diff --git a/ironic_tempest_plugin/tests/scenario/baremetal_manager.py b/ironic_tempest_plugin/tests/scenario/baremetal_manager.py
index 9ceecb7..e9090cb 100644
--- a/ironic_tempest_plugin/tests/scenario/baremetal_manager.py
+++ b/ironic_tempest_plugin/tests/scenario/baremetal_manager.py
@@ -244,6 +244,13 @@
 
         return instance, node
 
+    def reboot_node(self, instance, servers_client=None):
+        if servers_client is None:
+            servers_client = self.os_primary.servers_client
+        servers_client.reboot_server(instance['id'], type='HARD')
+        waiters.wait_for_server_status(servers_client,
+                                       instance['id'], 'ACTIVE')
+
     def terminate_instance(self, instance, servers_client=None):
         if servers_client is None:
             servers_client = self.os_primary.servers_client
diff --git a/ironic_tempest_plugin/tests/scenario/test_baremetal_basic_ops.py b/ironic_tempest_plugin/tests/scenario/test_baremetal_basic_ops.py
index dcfc023..010c220 100644
--- a/ironic_tempest_plugin/tests/scenario/test_baremetal_basic_ops.py
+++ b/ironic_tempest_plugin/tests/scenario/test_baremetal_basic_ops.py
@@ -237,6 +237,12 @@
             self.rescue_instance(self.instance, self.node, ip_address)
             self.unrescue_instance(self.instance, self.node, ip_address)
 
+        # Reboot node
+        self.reboot_node(self.instance)
+
+        # ensure we can ping the node again
+        self.assertTrue(self.ping_ip_address(ip_address))
+
         self.terminate_instance(self.instance)
 
     @decorators.idempotent_id('549173a5-38ec-42bb-b0e2-c8b9f4a08943')
diff --git a/zuul.d/project.yaml b/zuul.d/project.yaml
index 7720986..11eb7c0 100644
--- a/zuul.d/project.yaml
+++ b/zuul.d/project.yaml
@@ -38,8 +38,9 @@
             voting: false
         # NOTE(dtantsur): these jobs cover rarely changed tests and are quite
         # unstable, so keep them non-voting.
-        - ironic-tempest-ipa-wholedisk-direct-tinyipa-multinode:
-            voting: false
+        # NOTE(TheJulia): Except this first one so we can validate fixes to
+        # the base tests as we make them.
+        - ironic-tempest-ipa-wholedisk-direct-tinyipa-multinode
         - ironic-tempest-ipa-wholedisk-direct-tinyipa-multinode-2024.1:
             voting: false
         - ironic-tempest-ipa-wholedisk-direct-tinyipa-multinode-2023.2: