diff --git a/tempest/api/compute/servers/test_server_actions.py b/tempest/api/compute/servers/test_server_actions.py
index bd4e0e8..0ed73a8 100644
--- a/tempest/api/compute/servers/test_server_actions.py
+++ b/tempest/api/compute/servers/test_server_actions.py
@@ -92,7 +92,8 @@
     @classmethod
     def resource_setup(cls):
         super(ServerActionsTestJSON, cls).resource_setup()
-        cls.server_id = cls.recreate_server(None, validatable=True)
+        cls.server_id = cls.recreate_server(None, validatable=True,
+                                            wait_until='SSHABLE')
 
     @decorators.idempotent_id('6158df09-4b82-4ab3-af6d-29cf36af858d')
     @testtools.skipUnless(CONF.compute_feature_enabled.change_password,