diff --git a/manila_tempest_tests/common/remote_client.py b/manila_tempest_tests/common/remote_client.py
index 9970b0b..440bee2 100644
--- a/manila_tempest_tests/common/remote_client.py
+++ b/manila_tempest_tests/common/remote_client.py
@@ -71,8 +71,12 @@
         self.server = server
         self.servers_client = servers_client
         self.log_console = CONF.compute_feature_enabled.console_output
+        kwargs = {}
+        if CONF.validation.ssh_key_type:
+            kwargs['ssh_key_type'] = CONF.validation.ssh_key_type
 
-        self.ssh_client = ssh.Client(ip_address, username, password, pkey=pkey)
+        self.ssh_client = ssh.Client(
+            ip_address, username, password, pkey=pkey, **kwargs)
 
     @debug_ssh
     def exec_command(self, cmd):