diff --git a/octavia_tempest_plugin/tests/api/v2/test_load_balancer.py b/octavia_tempest_plugin/tests/api/v2/test_load_balancer.py
index 547a616..19f6044 100644
--- a/octavia_tempest_plugin/tests/api/v2/test_load_balancer.py
+++ b/octavia_tempest_plugin/tests/api/v2/test_load_balancer.py
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@
                      # vip_qos_policy_id=lb_qos_policy_id)
                      const.NAME: lb_name}
 
-        self._setup_lb_network_kwargs(lb_kwargs, ip_version)
+        self._setup_lb_network_kwargs(lb_kwargs, ip_version, use_fixed_ip=True)
 
         # Test that a user without the load balancer role cannot
         # create a load balancer
@@ -433,7 +433,7 @@
                      const.PROVIDER: CONF.load_balancer.provider,
                      const.NAME: lb_name}
 
-        self._setup_lb_network_kwargs(lb_kwargs, 4)
+        self._setup_lb_network_kwargs(lb_kwargs, 4, use_fixed_ip=True)
 
         lb = self.mem_lb_client.create_loadbalancer(**lb_kwargs)
 
@@ -531,7 +531,7 @@
                      # vip_qos_policy_id=lb_qos_policy_id)
                      const.NAME: lb_name}
 
-        self._setup_lb_network_kwargs(lb_kwargs, 4)
+        self._setup_lb_network_kwargs(lb_kwargs, 4, use_fixed_ip=True)
 
         lb = self.mem_lb_client.create_loadbalancer(**lb_kwargs)
 
diff --git a/octavia_tempest_plugin/tests/scenario/v2/test_load_balancer.py b/octavia_tempest_plugin/tests/scenario/v2/test_load_balancer.py
index 911353a..a10784b 100644
--- a/octavia_tempest_plugin/tests/scenario/v2/test_load_balancer.py
+++ b/octavia_tempest_plugin/tests/scenario/v2/test_load_balancer.py
@@ -83,8 +83,6 @@
                          lb[const.VIP_NETWORK_ID])
         self.assertIsNotNone(lb[const.VIP_PORT_ID])
         if lb_kwargs[const.VIP_SUBNET_ID]:
-            self.assertEqual(lb_kwargs[const.VIP_ADDRESS],
-                             lb[const.VIP_ADDRESS])
             self.assertEqual(lb_kwargs[const.VIP_SUBNET_ID],
                              lb[const.VIP_SUBNET_ID])
 
diff --git a/octavia_tempest_plugin/tests/test_base.py b/octavia_tempest_plugin/tests/test_base.py
index 0e6eba4..2cc16e0 100644
--- a/octavia_tempest_plugin/tests/test_base.py
+++ b/octavia_tempest_plugin/tests/test_base.py
@@ -360,7 +360,8 @@
                 cls.lb_member_2_ipv6_subnet['id'])
 
     @classmethod
-    def _setup_lb_network_kwargs(cls, lb_kwargs, ip_version=None):
+    def _setup_lb_network_kwargs(cls, lb_kwargs, ip_version=None,
+                                 use_fixed_ip=False):
         if not ip_version:
             ip_version = 6 if CONF.load_balancer.test_with_ipv6 else 4
         if cls.lb_member_vip_subnet:
@@ -376,7 +377,8 @@
                 lb_vip_address = str(network[ip_index])
                 subnet_id = cls.lb_member_vip_ipv6_subnet[const.ID]
             lb_kwargs[const.VIP_SUBNET_ID] = subnet_id
-            lb_kwargs[const.VIP_ADDRESS] = lb_vip_address
+            if use_fixed_ip:
+                lb_kwargs[const.VIP_ADDRESS] = lb_vip_address
             if CONF.load_balancer.test_with_noop:
                 lb_kwargs[const.VIP_NETWORK_ID] = (
                     cls.lb_member_vip_net[const.ID])