diff --git a/ironic_tempest_plugin/tests/scenario/baremetal_standalone_manager.py b/ironic_tempest_plugin/tests/scenario/baremetal_standalone_manager.py
index eac82f3..9948ca8 100644
--- a/ironic_tempest_plugin/tests/scenario/baremetal_standalone_manager.py
+++ b/ironic_tempest_plugin/tests/scenario/baremetal_standalone_manager.py
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 
 from oslo_utils import uuidutils
 from tempest import config
+from tempest.lib.common.utils.linux import remote_client
 from tempest.lib.common.utils import test_utils
 from tempest.lib import exceptions as lib_exc
 from tempest.scenario import manager
@@ -600,3 +601,21 @@
         # NOTE(dtantsur): apparently cirros cannot boot from md devices :(
         # So we only move the node to active (verifying deployment).
         self.set_node_to_active()
+
+    def rescue_unrescue(self):
+        rescue_password = uuidutils.generate_uuid()
+        self.rescue_node(self.node['uuid'], rescue_password)
+        self.assertTrue(self.ping_ip_address(self.node_ip,
+                                             should_succeed=True))
+
+        # Open ssh connection to server
+        linux_client = remote_client.RemoteClient(
+            self.node_ip,
+            'rescue',
+            password=rescue_password,
+            ssh_timeout=CONF.baremetal.rescue_timeout)
+        linux_client.validate_authentication()
+
+        self.unrescue_node(self.node['uuid'])
+        self.assertTrue(self.ping_ip_address(self.node_ip,
+                                             should_succeed=True))
diff --git a/ironic_tempest_plugin/tests/scenario/ironic_standalone/test_basic_ops.py b/ironic_tempest_plugin/tests/scenario/ironic_standalone/test_basic_ops.py
index ecd4463..0f91b01 100644
--- a/ironic_tempest_plugin/tests/scenario/ironic_standalone/test_basic_ops.py
+++ b/ironic_tempest_plugin/tests/scenario/ironic_standalone/test_basic_ops.py
@@ -204,13 +204,7 @@
     @utils.services('image', 'network')
     def test_rescue_mode(self):
         self.set_node_to_active(self.image_ref)
-        self.rescue_node(self.node['uuid'], 'abc123')
-        self.assertTrue(self.ping_ip_address(self.node_ip,
-                                             should_succeed=True))
-
-        self.unrescue_node(self.node['uuid'])
-        self.assertTrue(self.ping_ip_address(self.node_ip,
-                                             should_succeed=True))
+        self.rescue_unrescue()
 
 
 class BaremetalIpmiRescuePartitioned(bsm.BaremetalStandaloneScenarioTest):
@@ -233,13 +227,7 @@
     @utils.services('image', 'network')
     def test_rescue_mode(self):
         self.set_node_to_active(self.image_ref)
-        self.rescue_node(self.node['uuid'], 'abc123')
-        self.assertTrue(self.ping_ip_address(self.node_ip,
-                                             should_succeed=True))
-
-        self.unrescue_node(self.node['uuid'])
-        self.assertTrue(self.ping_ip_address(self.node_ip,
-                                             should_succeed=True))
+        self.rescue_unrescue()
 
 
 class BaremetalIloDirectWholediskHttpLink(